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knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

elegy
[el-i-jee]
a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem, especially a funeral song or a lament for the dead

cravat
[kruh-vat]
a short, wide strip of fabric worn by men around the neck and tucked inside an open-necked shirt

insipid
[in-sip-id]
without distinctive, interesting, or stimulating qualities; vapid

saturnine
[sat-er-nahyn]
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

ensconce
[en-skons]
to settle securely or snugly; to cover or shelter; hide securely

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

cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

skerrick
[sker-ik]
a small piece or quantity; a bit

impute
[im-pyoot]
to attribute or ascribe

poignant
[poin-yuhnt]
keenly distressing to the feelings

misgiving
[mis-giv-ing]
a feeling of doubt, distrust, or apprehension

castigate
[kas-ti-geyt]
to criticize or reprimand severely

pummel
[puhm-uhl ]
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

toplofty
[top-lawf-tee, -lof-]
condescending; haughty