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paraselene
[par-uh-si-lee-nee]
Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

maudlin
[mawd-lin]
tearfully or weakly emotional; foolishly sentimental

farouche
[fa-roosh]
sullen or shy in company

esprit
[e-spree]
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

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

pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely

quandary
[kwon-duh-ree]
a state of perplexity or uncertainty, especially as to what to do; dilemma

exacerbation
[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]
the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

comely
[kuhm-lee]
pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

horripilation
[haw-rip-uh-ley-shuhn]
the erection of hairs on the skin due to cold, fear, or excitement

bamboozle
[bam-boo-zuhl]
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

fatuous
[fach-oo-uhs]
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

spondee
[spon-dee]
in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

bellicose
[bel-i-kohs]
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
a rogue or a scoundrel