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passion

[p-aszhun]

intense emotion, enthusiasm, or desire, often for something or someone.

encroaching

[en-kroh-ching]

advancing beyond proper, accepted, or usual limits; making gradual inroads into or onto something

brumal

[broo-muhl]

wintry

portend

[pawr-tend]

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

horizon

[hih-rai-zun]

the line at which the earth's surface and the sky appear to meet.

undulate

[uhn-juh-leyt]

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement

ambidextrous

[am-bi-dek-struhs]

able to use both hands equally well

dock

[dok]

a platform for loading or unloading ships; to deduct something

banshee

[ban-shee]

(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house

opine

[oh-pahyn]

to hold or express an opinion

elide

[ih-lahyd]

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

transpire

[tran-spahyuhr]

to occur, happen; take place

askance

[uh-skans]

with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval

antisocial

[ant-is-ok-ial]

avoiding social interaction or behaving in a way that is harmful to society.

luminary

[loo-muh-ner-ee]

a body, object, etc. that gives light

inviolable

[in-vio-ble]

secure from assault

despicable

[des-pi-kuh-buhl]

deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible

quip

[kwip]

a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

characterized by abundant production

arabic

[ar-uh-bik]

a semitic language of parts of the middle east and northern africa that has numerous dialects but in the written form usually conforms to the classical standards of the quran.

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

triskaidekaphobia

[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]

a fear of the number 13

doting

[doh-ting]

excessively fond

nettle

[net-l]

to irritate, annoy, or provoke