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sycophant
[sik-uh-fuhnt, sik-uh-fant]
a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite

malapropism
[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]
an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

wanton
[won-tn]
a sexually unrestrained woman

fledgling
[flej-ling]
young, new, or inexperienced

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

hubbub
[huhb-uhb]
a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

commodious
[kuh-moh-dee-uhs]
spacious and convenient; roomy

officious
[uh-fish-uhs]
objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

choleric
[kol-er-ik]
extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

gasconade
[gas-kuh-neyd]
extravagant boasting

juggernaut
[juhg-er-nawt]
any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team

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

claptrap
[klap-trap]
absurd or nonsensical talk or ideas

synecdoche
[si-nek-duh-kee]
a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)

bonhomie
[bon-uh-mee]
frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

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