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gawk
[gawk]
to stare stupidly; gape

fisticuffs
[fis-tuh-kuhfs]
combat with the fists

penumbra
[pi-nuhm-bruh]
the partial or imperfect shadow outside the complete shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the light from the source of illumination is only partly cut off

dowdy
[dou-dee]
not stylish; drab; old-fashioned

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

winebibber
[wahyn-bib-er]
a person who drinks a lot wine

perspicacious
[pur-spi-key-shuhs]
having a ready insight into and understanding of things

deprecate
[dep-ri-keyt]
to express earnest disapproval of

inchoate
[in-koh-it]
not yet completed or fully developed; rudimentary

torrid
[tawr-id]
ardent; passionate

pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

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

apologia
[ap-uh-loh-jee-uh]
a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions

ameliorate
[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]
make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better

quirk
[kwurk]
a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely