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palfrey
[pawl-free]
a docile horse used for ordinary riding, especially by women

pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
(in the Roman Catholic Church) officiate as bishop, especially at Mass

halcyon
[hal-see-uhn]
calm; peaceful; tranquil

gloaming
[gloh-ming]
twilight; dusk

svelte
[svelt]
slim; slender in figure or lithe

somnolent
[som-nuh-luhnt]
sleepy; drowsy

plumbeous
[pluhm-bee-uhs]
resembling or containing lead; leaden

bougie
[boo-zhee, ‐jee]
relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish

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

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting

impecunious
[im-pi-kyoo-nee-uhs]
having little or no money; penniless; poor

propitiate
[pruh-pish-ee-eyt]
to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate

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

eldritch
[el-drich]
eerie; weird; spooky

homonym
[hom-uh-nim]
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

embroil
[em-broil]
to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife