farouche -- \ fa-ROOSH \

1. Sullenly unsociable or shy.
2. Fierce.

Synonyms: fierce, savage, sullen, surly, wild

pogonip -- \ POG-uh-nip \

1.An ice fog that forms in the mountain valleys of the western U.S.

tristful --\ TRIST-fuhl \

1. Full of sadness; sorrowful.

impetrate -- \ IM-pi-treyt \

1. To entreat; ask for.

con·san·guin·e·ous -- \ kon-san(g)-GWIN-ee-us \

1. Of the same blood; related by birth; descended from the same parent or ancestor.

enspirit -- \ en-SPIR-it \

1. To infuse life into; enliven.

aoristic -- \ ey-uh-RIS-tik \

1. Indefinite; indeterminate.
2. In grammar: A tense of the verb indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous.

whilom -- \ HWAHY-luhm \

1. Former; erstwhile.
1. At one time.

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agrestic -- \uh-GRES-tik\ , adjective

1. Pertaining to fields or the country; rural; rustic.

ne plus ultra -- \nee-plus-UL-truh; nay-\ , noun

1. The highest point, as of excellence or achievement; the acme; the pinnacle; the ultimate.

2.The most profound degree of a quality or condition.
Synonyms: extreme case, extremity, furthest point, highest point, limit, nth degree, perfection,ultimate, utmost, utmost extent, uttermost

interlard --\in-tuhr-LARD\ verb

1. To insert between; to mix or mingle; especially, to introduce something foreign or irrelevant into; as, "to interlard a conversation with oaths or allusions."

Synonyms: carry, enter, fill in, freight, import, include, infix, inject, inlay, inlet, insert, inset, insinuate, instill, intercalate, interject, interpolate, interpose, put in, send, ship, throw in, transport, work in

land of Nod

1. A mythical land of sleep.

Synonyms: dreamland, sleep, fantasy world, Shangri-La, Utopia, cloud cuckoo land, ideal place, never-never land, seventh heaven, slumber.

lucre -- \LOO-kuhr\ , noun

1. Monetary gain; profit; riches; money; -- often in a bad sense.

exiguous -- \ig-ZIG-yoo-us\ , adjective

1. Extremely scanty; meager

Synonyms: bare, confined, diminutive, inadequate, limited, little, meager, narrow, negligible, paltry, petty, poor, restricted, skimpy, slender, slight, small, spare, sparse, tenuous, thin, tiny

hirsute -- \HUR-soot; HIR-soot; hur-SOOT; hir-SOOT\ , adjective

1. Covered with hair; set with bristles; shaggy; hairy.

salient -- \SAY-lee-unt; SAYL-yunt\ , adjective

1. Shooting out or up; projecting.

2. Forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable.

3. Leaping; springing; jumping.

noun:

1. An outwardly projecting part of a fortification, trench system, or line of defense.

2. A projecting angle or part.

didactic -- \dy-DAK-tik; duh-\ , adjective

1. Fitted or intended to teach; conveying instruction; instructive; teaching some moral lesson; as, "didactic essays."

2. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively; moralistic.

Synonyms: academic, advisory, donnish, edifying, enlightening, exhortative, expository, homiletic, hortative, instructive, moral, moralizing, pedagogic, pedantic, preachy, preceptive, schoolmasterist, sermonic, sermonizing, teacherish, teacherly, teachy

temporize -- \TEM-puh-ryz\ , intransitive verb

1. To be indecisive or evasive in order to gain time or delay action.
2. To comply with the time or occasion; to yield to prevailing opinion or circumstances.
3. To engage in discussions or negotiations so as to gain time (usually followed by 'with').
4. To come to terms (usually followed by 'with').

Synonyms: balk, delay, equivocate, hedge, hesitate, procrastinate, stall, stall for time.

gregarious --\grih-GAIR-ee-us\ , adjective

1. Tending to form a group with others of the same kind.
2. Seeking and enjoying the company of others.
Synonyms: affable, clubby, companionable, convivial, cordial, fun, outgoing, sociable, social

fructuous -- \FRUHK-choo-uhs\ , adjective

1. Fruitful; productive.

inexorable -- \in-EK-sur-uh-bul; in-EKS-ruh-bul\ , adjective

1. Not to be persuaded or moved by entreaty or prayer; firm; determined; unyielding; unchangeable; inflexible; relentless.

Synonyms : adamant, adamantine, bound, bound and determined, compulsory, dead set on, dogged, hard, harsh, hell bent on, immobile, immovable, implacable, ineluctable, inescapable, inflexible, ironclad, like death and taxes, locked in, mean business, merciless, necessary, no going back, obdurate, obstinate, relentless, remorseless, resolute, rigid, set in stone, severe, single-minded, stubborn, unappeasable, unbending, uncompromising, unmovable, unrelenting, unyielding.

pecuniary -- \pih-KYOO-nee-air-ee\ , adjective

1. Relating to money; monetary.

2. Consisting of money.

3. Requiring payment of money.
Synonyms: banking, budgeting, business, economic, fiscal, monetary.

gelid --- \JEL-id\ , adjective

1. Extremely cold; icy.

Synonyms: chilly, cold, iced, frozen, icy

machination - \mack-uh-NAY-shuhn; mash-\ , noun

1.The act of plotting.

2.A crafty scheme; a cunning design or plot intended to accomplish some usually evil end.

Synonyms: artifice, cabal, conspiracy, design, device, dirty work, dodge, intrigue, monkey business, on the make, ploy, practice, ruse, scheme, sellout, skullduggery, song and dance, stratagem, trick.

evince -- \ih-VIN(T)S\ , transitive verb

1. To show in a clear manner; to manifest; to make evident; to bring to light.

Synonyms : attest, declare, demonstrate, disclose, display, furnish, indicate, prove, reveal, show.

bibelot -- \BEE-buh-loh\ , noun

1. A small decorative object without practical utility; a trinket.

Synonyms: bauble, curio,curiosity, gaud, gewgaw, gimcrack, knickknack, novelty, ornament, trifle, whatnot

perambulate -- \puh-RAM-byuh-layt\ , intransitive verb

1. To walk about; to roam; to stroll; as, "he perambulated in the park."

transitive verb:

1. To walk through or over.

2. To travel over for the purpose of surveying or inspecting.

torpor -- \TAWR-per\ , noun

1.Lacking in vitality or interest.

2.A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.

3.Lethargy; apathy.

Synonyms: disinterest, dormancy, drowsiness, dullness, idleness, impassivity, inaction, inactivity, languor, laziness, lifelessness, listlessness, passiveness, sleepiness, sloth, slowness, sluggishness, slumber, stupor, torpidity, torpidness

quotidian -- \kwoh-TID-ee-uhn\ , adjective

1. Occurring or returning daily; as, a quotidian fever.

2. Of an everyday character; ordinary; commonplace.
Synonyms: commonplace, daily, everyday, trivial, usual

atelier --- \at-l-YAY\ , noun

1. A workshop; a studio.