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Confabulate
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kuhn-fab-yuh-leyt |
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To give fictitious accounts of past events, believing they are true, in order to cover a gap in the memory caused by a medical condition such as dementia.
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Welkin
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wel-kin |
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The vault of heaven; the sky.
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Adulate
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aj-uh-leyt |
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To praise or admire excessively; fawn on.
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Masticate
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mas-ti-keyt |
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To chew food: to grind or crush something until it turns to pulp.
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Meshuga
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muh-shoo g-uh |
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Slang. Crazy; senseless.
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Crapehanger
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kreyp-hang-er |
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A morose, gloomy, or pessimistic person
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Nebbish
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neb-ish |
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A person regarded as weak-willed or timid.
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Epigone
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ep-i-gohn |
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A second-rate imitator or follower
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Vamoose
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va-moos |
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To leave hurriedly.
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Purport
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per-pohrt |
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To have or present the often false appearance of being or intending.
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Blarney
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blahr-nee |
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Smooth, flattering talk; Deceptive nonsense.
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Sass
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sas |
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Impertinent, disrespectful speech; back talk.
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Reveille
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rev-uh-lee |
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A signal to get up out of bed.
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Pecksniffian
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pek-snif-ee-uh n |
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Hypocritical; making a show of having high moral principles.
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Alacrity
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uh-lak-ri-tee |
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Cheerful willingness; eagerness.
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Mumpsimus
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muhmp-suh-muhs |
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Adherence to or persistence in a mistaken expression or practice out of habit or obstinacy.
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Ersatz |
er-zahts |
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Being an imitation or a substitute, usually an inferior one.
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Mammonism |
mam-uh-niz-uhm |
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The greedy pursuit of riches
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Soporific |
sop-uh-rif-ik |
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Inducing or tending to induce sleep.
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Jitter |
jit-er |
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A sense of panic or extreme nervousness; irregular random movement.
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Rejoinder |
ri-join-der |
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A sharp reply; retort.
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Vincible |
vin-suh-buhl |
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Defeatable; capable of being overcome.
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