Fun

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

antic

[an-tik ]

a playful trick or prank; caper

serpentine

[sur-puhn-teen]

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

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism

maverick

[mav-er-ik]

a lone dissenter, such as an intellectual, an artist, or a politician, who takes an independent stand apart from their peers

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

hubbub

[huhb-uhb]

a loud, confused noise, as of many voices

ballyhoo

[bal-ee-hoo]

a clamorous and vigorous attempt to win customers or advance any cause; blatant advertising or publicity

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj ]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

baste

[beyst ]

to sew with long, loose stitches, as in temporarily tacking together pieces of a garment while it is being made

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely

hobnob

[hob-nob]

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

snafu

[sna-foo]

a badly confused or ridiculously muddled situation

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz ]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

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

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"