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hogwash
[hawg-wosh]
refuse given to hogs; swill

ameliorate
[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health

homonym
[hom-uh-nim]
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

highfalutin
[hahy-fuh-loot-n]
seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

bonhomie
[bon-uh-mee]
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

imminent
[im-uh-nuhnt]
likely to occur at any moment; impending

ubuntu
[oo-boon-too]
humanity or fellow feeling; kindness

woebegone
[woh-bi-gawn, woh-bi-gon]
beset with woe; affected by woe, especially in appearance; showing or indicating woe

bougie
[boo-zhee, ‐jee]
relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish

blandishment
[blan-dish-muhnt]
a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

parsimonious
[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]
unwilling to spend money or use resources

descry
[dih-skrahy]
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

widdershins
[with-er-shinz]
in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise

purl
[purl]
knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

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