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

dispel
[dih-spel]
to drive off in various directions; disperse; dissipate

minacious
[mi-ney-shuhs]
menacing; threatening

connive
[kuh-nahyv]
to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

sigil
[sij-il]
a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

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

suffuse
[suh-fyooz]
to overspread with or as with a liquid, color, etc.

halcyon
[hal-see-uhn]
calm; peaceful; tranquil

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)

nimiety
[ni-mahy-i-tee]
excess; overabundance

pinochle
[pee-nuhk-uhl]
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

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

chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth

scuttle
[skuht-l]
to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable

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