deprecate

[ dep-ri-keyt ]

to express earnest disapproval of

quintessence

[ kwin-tes-uhns ]

the pure and concentrated essence of a substance

dissimulate

[ dih-sim-yuh-leyt ]

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

coffer

[ kaw-fer ]

a box or chest, especially one for valuables

commodious

[ kuh-moh-dee-uhs ]

spacious and convenient; roomy

insouciance

[ in-soo-see-uhns ]

the quality of being insouciant; lack of care or concern; indifference

relegate

[ rel-i-geyt ]

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

turbulent

[ tur-byuh-luhnt ]

being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

antic

[ an-tik ]

a playful trick or prank; caper

strident

[ strahyd-nt ]

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

miscreant

[ mis-kree-uhnt ]

a vicious or depraved person; villain

ballyhoo

[ bal-ee-hoo ]

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

oblique

[ oh-bleek ]

neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping

acumen

[ uh-kyoo-muhn ]

keen insight; shrewdness

excogitate

[ eks-koj-i-teyt ]

to think out; devise; invent

transcend

[ tran-send ]

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

adjudicate

[ uh-joo-di-keyt ]

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

mendacious

[ men-dey-shuhs ]

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

purl

[ purl ]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

hodgepodge

[ hoj-poj ]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

somnolent

[ som-nuh-luhnt ]

sleepy; drowsy

pule

[ pyool ]

to cry in a thin voice; whine; whimper

pendulous

[ pen-juh-luhs ]

hanging down loosely

tantamount

[ tan-tuh-mount ]

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification