Fun

vagarious

[vuh-gair-ee-uhs]

erratic and unpredictable in behavior or direction

agog

[uh-gog]

highly excited by eagerness, curiosity, anticipation, etc.

ballyhoo

[bal-ee-hoo]

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

esprit

[e-spree]

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

piffle

[pif-uhl]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

pummel

[puhm-uhl ]

to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists

adulate

[aj-uh-leyt]

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

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

pompous

[pom-puhs]

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

futz

[fuhts]

a fool; simpleton

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism

bamboozle

[bam-boo-zuhl]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

vaudeville

[vawd-vill]

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

candid

[kan-did]

free from reservation, disguise, or subterfuge; straightforward

bugbear

[buhg-bair]

a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

winebibber

[wahyn-bib-er]

a person who drinks a lot wine

pinochle

[pee-nuhk-uhl]

a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck

pawky

[paw-kee]

cunning; sly

eclectic

[ih-klek-tik ]

selecting or choosing from various sources

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"

dunce

[duhns]

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

synchrony

[sing-kruh-nee]

simultaneous occurrence; synchronism