polypod
adjective(of insect larvae) having many feet
Synonyms: many-footed
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facetious
[fuh-see-shuhs]
joking or jesting often inappropriately
impromptu
[im-promp-too]
made or done without previous preparation
wield
[weeld]
to exercise (power, authority, influence, etc.), as in ruling or dominating
tryst
[trist, trahyst]
a private romantic rendezvous between lovers
intractable
[in-trak-tuh-buhl]
not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate
pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely
lugubrious
[loo-goo-bree-uhs]
mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner
peculate
[pek-yuh-leyt ]
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle