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prodigious
[pruh-dij-uhs]
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

schadenfreude
[shahd-n-froi-duh]
satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune

friable
[frahy-uh-buhl]
easily crumbled or reduced to powder; crumbly

gargantuan
[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]
gigantic; enormous; colossal

apprise
[uh-prahyz]
to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')

diphthong
[dif-thawng]
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

shibboleth
[shib-uh-lith]
a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

furphy
[fur-fee]
a false report; rumor

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

tergiversate
[tur-ji-ver-seyt]
to turn renegade

luminous
[loo-muh-nuhs]
radiating or reflecting light; shining; bright

hurtle
[hur-tl]
to rush violently; move with great speed

nonsensical
[non-sen-si-kuhl]
having little or no meaning; making little or no sense

rapprochement
[rap-rohsh-mahn]
an establishment or resumption of harmonious relations

perdure
[per-door]
remain in existence throughout a substantial period of time; endure

viscous
[vis-kuhs]
of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive