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jejune

[ji-joon]

naive, simplistic, and superficial

acquiesce

[ak-wee-es]

to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

delectable

[dih-lek-tuh-buhl]

delicious

facade

[fuh-sahd]

the front of a building, especially an imposing or decorative one

corybantic

[kawr-uh-ban-tik]

wild; frenzied

gauche

[gohsh]

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

standoffish

[stand-aw-fish]

somewhat aloof or reserved; cold and unfriendly

conflagration

[kon-fluh-grey-shuhn]

a destructive fire, usually an extensive one

novice

[nov-is]

a person who is new to the circumstances, work, etc. in which they are placed; beginner; tyro

mollify

[mol-uh-fahy]

to soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify; appease

pulchritude

[puhl-kri-tood]

physical beauty; comeliness

kvell

[kvel]

to be extraordinarily pleased; especially, to be bursting with pride, as over one's family

ligneous

[lig-nee-uhs]

of the nature of or resembling wood; woody

acerbic

[uh-sur-bik ]

sour or astringent in taste

irenic

[ahy-ren-ik]

tending to promote peace or reconciliation; peaceful or conciliatory

purl

[purl]

knitting; to knit with a reverse stitch

quire

[kwahyuhr]

a collection of 24 or sometimes 25 sheets of paper of the same size and quality: one twentieth of a ream

equanimous

[ih-kwan-uh-muhs]

having or showing equanimity; even-tempered

chartreuse

[shahr-trooz]

a clear, light green with a yellowish tinge

querulous

[kwer-uh-luhs]

full of complaints; complaining

parsimonious

[pahr-suh-moh-nee-uhs]

unwilling to spend money or use resources

effete

[ih-feet]

lacking in wholesome vigor; decadent

cynosure

[sahy-nuh-shoor]

something that strongly attracts attention by its brilliance, interest, etc.

dichotomy

[dahy-kot-uh-mee]

a division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different