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knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

comport
[kuhm-pawrt]
to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

melancholia
[mel-uhn-koh-lee-uh]
a mental condition characterized by great depression of spirits and gloomy forebodings

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting

spellbinding
[spel-bahynd-ing]
holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

standoffish
[stand-aw-fish]
somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly

plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden

impervious
[im-pur-vee-uhs]
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

oblique
[oh-bleek]
neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

perfidy
[perfidy]
deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery

obelus
[ob-uh-luhs]
a mark (− or ÷) used in ancient manuscripts to point out spurious, corrupt, doubtful, or superfluous words or passages

extrapolate
[ik-strap-uh-leyt]
to infer (an unknown) from something that is known; conjecture

piffle
[pif-uhl]
nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

noisome
[noi-suhm]
of or related to an offensive, unpleasant, or disgusting as an odor

cicerone
[sis-uh-roh-nee]
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers