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inveterate
[in-vet-er-it ]
settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

murky
[mur-kee]
dark, gloomy, and cheerless

sagacious
[suh-gey-shuhs]
having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

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

jabberwocky
[jab-er-wok-ee]
invented or meaningless language; nonsense

triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13

cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped

pharaonic
[fair-ey-on-ik]
impressively or overwhelmingly large, luxurious, etc.

relegate
[rel-i-geyt]
to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value

schmooze
[shmooz]
to chat idly; gossip

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"

quisling
[kwiz-ling]
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

loquacious
[loh-kwey-shuhs]
talking or tending to talk much or freely; talkative; chattering; babbling; garrulous

limerence
[li-mer-uhns]
the state of being infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one's feelings but not primarily for a sexual relationship

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting