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  1. nettle PRONUNCIATION: (NET-l) MEANING: verb tr.: 1. To irritate. 2. To sting. 11:11 PM Nov 20th from web
  2. archaic (adjective) [awr-KAY-ik] 1. little evolved from or characteristic of an earlier ancestral type; 'archaic forms of life' 7:14 PM Jul 7th from web
  3. impervious: not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable: The coat is impervious to rain. 5:23 PM Jul 6th from web
  4. periphrasis • \puh-RIFF-ruh-sis\ • noun 1 : use of a longer phrasing in place of a possible shorter form of expression 9:27 AM Jul 1st from web
  5. skimble-skamble • \skim-bul-SKAM-bul\ • adjective : rambling and confused : senseless 8:59 PM Jun 29th from web
  6. oneiric • \oh-NYE-rik\ • adjective : of or relating to dreams : dreamy 1:50 PM Jun 28th from web
  7. founder • \FOUN-der\ • verb 1 : to make or become disabled or lame 2 : to give way : collapse 6:27 AM Jun 28th from web
  8. roman à clef • \roh-mahn-ah-KLAY\ • noun : a novel in which real persons or actual events figure under disguise 6:49 AM Jun 27th from web
  9. plethora • \PLETH-uh-ruh\ • noun : an excessive quantity or fullness; also : profusion 7:54 PM Jun 22nd from web
  10. higgledy-piggledy • \hig-ul-dee-PIG-ul-dee\ • adverb : in a confused, disordered, or random manner 4:00 PM Jun 20th from web
  11. staccato • \stuh-KAH-toh\ • adjective : cut short or apart in performing : disconnected 9:41 PM Jun 19th from web
  12. gravitate • \GRAV-uh-tayt\ • verb 1 : to move under the influence of gravitation 2 : to move toward something 1:08 AM Jun 19th from web
  13. occiput • \AHK-sih-put\ • noun : the back part of the head or skull 7:53 PM Jun 16th from web
  14. complaisant • \kum-PLAY-sunt\ • adjective *1 : marked by an inclination to please or oblige: tending to consent to others' wishes 12:53 PM Jun 15th from web
  15. flout • \FLOUT\ • verb *1 : to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn 2 : to indulge in scornful behavior 11:22 AM Jun 14th from web
  16. links • \LINKS\ • noun plural 1 Scottish : sand hills especially along the seashore *2 : golf course 1:42 PM Jun 12th from web
  17. effrontery • \ih-FRUN-tuh-ree\ • noun : shameless boldness : insolence 3:05 PM Jun 11th from web
  18. kibitzer • \KIB-it-ser\ • noun : one who looks on and often offers unwanted advice or comment; broadly : one who offers opinions 5:23 PM Jun 10th from web
  19. flamboyant • \flam-BOY-ant\ • adjective marked by or given to strikingly elaborate or colorful display or behavior 10:46 PM Jun 9th from web
  20. appreciable • \uh-PREE-shuh-bul\ • adjective : capable of being perceived or measured 10:16 PM Jun 8th from web