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Ornithology
OR nuh THAHL uh gee |
a branch of zoology dealing with birds; the study of birds
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Ossify
AHS uh fye |
change into bone; become rigid, inflexible
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Ostentatious
AHS ten TAY shus |
pretentious display; showy
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Imbroglio
im BROHL yo |
confused, complicated situation; entanglement
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Imminent
IM uh nehnt |
about to occur; just about to happen
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Immolate
IM uh LATE |
to kill as a sacrificaial victim; destroy often by fire
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Awry
uh RYE |
not straight; off course; askew
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Badinage
Bahd in AHJ |
witty conversation
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Banal
buh NAL BANE ul |
ordinary; commonplace; trite
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Libidinous
luh BID uh nus |
characterized by lustful desires; lascivious
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Lissome
LISS um |
lithe, nimble, flexible
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Loquacious
lo KWAY shus |
talkative, chatty, garrulous
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Hydrophobia
HI druh FOH bee uh |
morbid fear of water
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Hyperkinesis
HYE pur ki NEE sus |
a condition, especially of childhood, characterized by hyperactivity
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Hypothetical
hy puh THET i kul |
theoretical; as yet proven; assumed as a possiblity
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Chary
CHARY ee |
cautiously reluctant
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Chicanery
shi KAY NUH REE |
trickery, deceitfulness, especially legal or political
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Churlish
CHUR lish |
Rough, surly, boorish
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Immutable
i MYOO tuh bul |
not changeable, fixed
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Impartial
im PAHR shul |
not biased, not favoring one or the other; objective
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Impeccable
im PEK uh bul |
without fault; flawless, perfect
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Garganturan
GARR gan CHOO win |
tremendous in size or volume; gigantic
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Gastronomy
gas TRAHN oh mee |
art of good eating; culinary customs and style
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Gauge
GAYJ |
a measuring instrument; to judge, take the measure of
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Qualify
KWA luh fye |
to modify, delimit(set the limits of), or restrict
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Quantum
KWAHN tuhm |
huge quantity
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Quid pro quo
KWID PROH QWOH |
something for something; one thing in return for another, for example, a political favor
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Pernicious
pur NISH us |
deadly, noxious; highly destructive
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Pertinacious
pur tuh NAY shus |
stubborn; unyielding; holding to some belief
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Pervasive
pur VAY siv |
found everywhere; spread throughout
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