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oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13

calumny
[kal-uhm-nee]
a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

blatherskite
[blath-er-skahyt]
a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

precipitate
[pri-sip-i-teyt]
headlong

engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to

vagarious
[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]
erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

oxymoron
[ok-si-mawr-on]
a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

insouciant
[in-soo-see-uhnt]
free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

volplane
[vol-pleyn]
to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

tutelary
[toot-l-er-ee]
serving as a protector, guardian, or patron

zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

milquetoast
[milk-tohst]
a very timid, unassertive, spineless person, especially one who is easily dominated or intimidated

persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
requiring painstaking care

virulence
[vir-yuh-luhns]
venomous hostility or intense temper

horripilation
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn]
the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement