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hegira
[hi-jahy-ruh]
any flight or journey to a more desirable or congenial place

svelte
[svelt]
slim; slender in figure or lithe

minacious
[mi-ney-shuhs]
menacing; threatening

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

dodecahedron
[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]
a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

rigmarole
[rig-muh-rohl]
confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk

condign
[kuhn-dahyn]
well-deserved; fitting; adequate

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

alabaster
[al-uh-bas-ter]
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.

vagarious
[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]
erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

schmooze
[shmooz]
to chat idly; gossip

solecism
[sol-uh-siz-uhm]
a breach of good manners or etiquette

solstice
[sol-stis]
either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator: about June 21, when the sun reaches its northernmost point on the celestial sphere, or about December 22, when it reaches its southernmost point

stentorian
[sten-tawr-ee-uhn]
very loud or powerful in sound

hygge
[hoog-uh]
(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.

contumacious
[kon-too-mey-shuhs]
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient