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somnolent
[som-nuh-luhnt]
sleepy; drowsy
crwth
[krooth]
ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin
zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
nimiety
[ni-mahy-i-tee]
excess; overabundance
chasm
[kaz-uhm]
a yawning fissure or deep cleft in the earth's surface; gorge
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"
boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
work or activity that is wasteful or pointless but gives the appearance of having value
virulence
[vir-yuh-luhns]
venomous hostility or intense temper