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gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

burble

[bur-buhl]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.

bedevil

[bih-dev-uhl]

to cause great trouble or torment

vivify

[viv-uh-fahy]

to give life to; animate; quicken

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

hogwash

[hawg-wosh]

refuse given to hogs; swill

balance

[bal-uhns]

an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady

funambulist

[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]

a tightrope walker

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on]

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

awry

[uh-rahy]

not in the intended position or manner

brain-teaser

[brayn-tee-zer]

a challenging puzzle or problem requiring thought to solve

flibbertigibbet

[flib-er-tee-jib-it]

a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person

dunce

[duhns]

a dull-witted, stupid, or ignorant person; dolt

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

yelp

[yelp]

to give a quick, sharp, shill cry, as a dog or fox

harbingers

[hahr-bin-jerz]

indicators; bringers of warnings

dungarees

[duhng-guh-ree]

work clothes, overalls, etc. made of blue denim

hootenanny

[hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan-ee]

a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing

accord

[uh-kord]

an agreement

degrading

[dih-gray-ding]

causing a loss of dignity or respect