Fun

nopales

[noh-pah-les]

young tender stem segments of the prickly pear cactus that are used as food.

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

copacetic

[koh-puh-set-ik]

fine; completely satisfactory; OK

quibble

[kwib-uhl ]

an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue

effervescent

[ef-er-ves-uhnt]

effervescing; bubbling

kerfuffle

[kər-ˈfə-fəl]

a disturbance or commotion typically caused by a dispute or conflict

discombobulated

[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid]

confused, disconcerted, or upset

glare

[glair]

to stare angrily or shine intensely

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen]

of, characteristic of, or resembling a serpent, as in form or movement

devitalized

[dee-vy-tuh-lyzd]

deprived of strength or vitality

balif

[bay-lif]

a legal officer to whom some degree of authority is given

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

(of a word) containing many syllables

crank

[krank]

a handle or lever turned to operate machinery; a person with odd ideas

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

insist

[in-sist]

to state something firmly or demand that something happens

beck

[bek]

a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone

enlarge

[en-larj]

to make something bigger or more extensive

factoid

[fak-toid]

an insignificant or trivial fact

piggyback

[pig-ee-bak]

to attach or ally to as or as if part of the same thing

yuppie

[yuhp-ee]

a young, ambitious, and well-educated city-dweller who has a professional career and an affluent lifestyle

again

[uh-gehn]

one more time or repeatedly.

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

utopia

[yoo-toh-pee-uh]

an ideal place or state