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vernal
[vur-nl]
of, in, or appropriate to spring

alimentation
[al-uh-men-tey-shuhn]
the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

elide
[ih-lahyd]
to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

descry
[dih-skrahy]
to see (something unclear or distant) by looking carefully; discern; espy

clerestory
[kleer-stawr-ee]
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

lucubrate
[loo-kyoo-breyt]
to work, write, or study laboriously, especially at night and by lamplight

tarantism
[tar-uhn-tiz-uhm]
a mania characterized by an uncontrollable impulse to dance, especially as prevalent in southern Italy from the 15th to the 17th century, popularly attributed to the bite of the tarantula

scunner
[skuhn-er]
an irrational dislike; loathing

campanile
[kam-puh-nee-lee]
a bell tower, especially one freestanding from the body of a church

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

breviloquent
[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

oeillade
[œ-yad]
an amorous glance; ogle

bellicose
[bel-i-kohs]
inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious

knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

pellucid
[puh-loo-sid]
allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear

expurgate
[ek-sper-geyt]
to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable