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gusto

[guhs-toh]

hearty or keen enjoyment, as in eating or drinking, or in action or speech in general

dour

[door]

relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance

pique

[peek]

a feeling of irritation or resentment resulting from a slight, especially to one's pride

felicific

[fee-luh-sif-ik]

relating to or promoting increased happiness

pretentious

[pri-ten-shuhs]

characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved

meticulous

[muh-tik-yuh-luhs]

taking or showing extreme care about minute details; precise; thorough

cognoscente

[kon-yuh-shen-tee]

a connoisseur; a discerning expert

badinage

[bad-n-ahzh]

light, playful banter or raillery

verdant

[vur-dnt]

of the color green

sashay

[sa-shey]

to glide, move, or proceed easily or nonchalantly

meretricious

[mer-i-trish-uhs]

alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions; tawdry

puerile

[pyoo-er-il]

childishly foolish, immature, or trivial

pleonasm

[plee-uh-naz-uhm]

the use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; redundancy

irenic

[ahy-ren-ik]

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

lugubrious

[loo-goo-bree-uhs]

mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner

panache

[puh-nash]

a grand or flamboyent manner

caseous

[key-see-uhs]

cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency

nemesis

[nem-uh-sis]

something that a person cannot conquer, achieve, etc.

gauche

[gohsh]

lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless

unscrupulous

[uhn-skroo-pyuh-luhs]

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair

pseudonym

[sood-n-im]

a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name

logorrhea

[law-guh-ree-uh]

pathologically incoherent, repetitious speech; incessant or compulsive talkativeness

enigmatic

[en-ig-mat-ik]

resembling an enigma, or a puzzling occurrence, situation, statement, person, etc.; perplexing; mysterious

ameliorate

[uh-meel-yuh-reyt]

make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better