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  1. chuckle
    a soft partly suppressed laugh
  2. discombobulate
    cause to be confused emotionally
  3. susurration
    an indistinct sound, as of whispering or rustling
  4. syzygy
    the straight line configuration of three celestial bodies
  5. logorrhea
    pathologically excessive and often incoherent talking
  6. pulchritudinous
    having great physical beauty
  7. chthonic
    dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
  8. persnickety
    characterized by excessive attention to trivial details
  9. malefactor
    someone who has committed a crime
  10. lagniappe
    a small gift given by a merchant to a customer
  11. genuflect
    bend the knees and bow in a servile manner
  12. tintinnabulation
    the sound of a bell ringing
  13. obfuscate
    make obscure or unclear
  14. macerate
    soften and cause to disintegrate as a result
  15. boondoggle
    work of little or no value done merely to look busy
  16. pulchritude
    physical beauty, especially of a woman
  17. oubliette
    a dungeon with a trap door in the ceiling
  18. titillate
    stimulate or excite
  19. mollycoddle
    treat with excessive indulgence
  20. serendipity
    good luck in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries
  21. tantrum
    a display of bad temper
  22. brouhaha
    a confused disturbance far greater than its cause merits
  23. bamboozle
    conceal one's true motives from
  24. mulct
    money extracted as a penalty
  25. undulate
    move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
  26. masticate
    bite and grind with the teeth
  27. eleemosynary
    generous in assistance to the poor
  28. bugaboo
    an imaginary monster used to frighten children
  29. popinjay
    a vain and talkative person
  30. ragamuffin
    a dirty shabbily clothed urchin
  31. tantamount
    being essentially equal to something
  32. farrago
    a motley assortment of things
  33. shibboleth
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  34. somnambulist
    someone who walks about in their sleep
  35. necromancy
    conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying
  36. icicle
    ice resembling a pendent spear formed by dripping water
  37. mellifluous
    pleasing to the ear
  38. verisimilitude
    the appearance of truth; the quality of seeming to be true
  39. akimbo
    with hands on hips and elbows extending outward
  40. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
  41. cubicle
    small area set off by walls for special use
  42. pusillanimous
    lacking in courage, strength, and resolution
  43. factotum
    a servant employed to do a variety of jobs
  44. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  45. moiety
    one of two approximately equal parts
  46. indubitably
    in a manner or to a degree that could not be doubted
  47. filibuster
    a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
  48. sassy
    improperly forward or bold
Created on Wed Sep 12 16:52:41 EDT 2012

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