Fun

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

ballyhoo

[bal-ee-hoo]

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

spellbinding

[spel-bahynd-ing]

holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

dispel

[dih-spel]

to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

characterized by long words

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

hurtle

[hur-tl]

to rush violently; move with great speed

vaudeville

[vawd-vill]

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

baste

[beyst]

to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made

lackadaisical

[lak-uh-dey-zi-kuhl]

without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

saccharine

[sak-er-in]

of the nature of or resembling that of sugar

eclectic

[ih-klek-tik ]

selecting or choosing from various sources

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk