
peculate
[pek-yuh-leyt ]
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle




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histrionics
[his-tree-on-iks ]
dramatic representation; theatricals; acting

palliative
[pal-ee-ey-tiv]
serving to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate

inculcate
[in-kuhl-keyt]
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in)

malign
[muh-lahyn]
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame

whiz
[wiz]
to move or rush with such a sound

quaint
[kweynt]
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque

complacency
[kuhm-pley-suhn-see ]
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

wane
[weyn]
to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.

impede
[im-peed]
to hold back in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder

judicious
[joo-dish-uhs]
using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic

veneer
[vuh-neer]
a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood

quiescent
[kwee-es-uhnt]
being at rest; inactive or motionless; quiet; still

yarmulke
[yah-muh-kuh]
a cap worn by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males

sedulous
[sej-uh-luhs]
diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous

paradox
[par-uh-doks]
a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality, expresses a possible truth

lucid
[loo-sid]
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible

titter
[tit-er ]
to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement

swathe
[swoth]
to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully

truckle
[truhk-uhl]
to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to)

quaff
[kwof]
to drink a beverage, especially an intoxicating one, copiously and with hearty enjoyment

spellbinding
[spel-bahynd-ing]
holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating

bawdy
[baw-dee]
indecent; lewd; obscene

lave
[leyv]
to wash; bathe

caterwaul
[kat-er-wawl]
to quarrel like cats