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yearning
[yur-ning]
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

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"

propinquity
[proh-ping-kwi-tee]
the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

tessellate
[tes-uh-leyt]
to form small squares or blocks, as floors or pavements; form or arrange in a checkered or mosaic pattern

cognizance
[kog-nuh-zuhns]
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

adjourn
[uh-jurn]
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

validate
[val-i-deyt ]
to make valid; substantiate; confirm

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

gurn
[gurn]
make a comically or repulsively ugly face

hesperidium
[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]
the fruit of a citrus plant

solder
[sod-er]
to join closely and intimately

mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches

clerestory
[kleer-stawr-ee]
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

comminatory
[kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree]
a threat of punishment or vengeance

indissoluble
[in-di-sol-yuh-buhl]
not dissoluble; incapable of being dissolved, decomposed, undone, or destroyed