Fun

embargo

[em-bar-goh]

an official ban on trade or other commercial activity with a particular country.

hodgepodge

[hoj-poj]

a heterogeneous mixture; jumble

bombastic

[bom-bas-tik]

high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious

animosity

[an-i-mos-i-tee]

strong hostility or dislike

scathing

[skey-thing]

severely critical or scornful

sprightly

[sprite-lee]

lively and energetic, with lightness of movement or manner

blessed

[bles-id]

made holy or endowed with happiness

nonpareil

[non-puh-rel]

having no equal; peerless

bad luck

[bad luhk]

an unfortunate event or series of events

abjure

[ab-joor]

to renounce or reject

pompous

[pom-puhs]

characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance

sanguine

[sang-gwin]

optimistic or positive, especially in a bad or difficult situation

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

morose

[muh-rohs]

sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered

beck

[bek]

a gesture used to signal, summon, or direct someone

hootenanny

[hoot-n-an-ee, hoot-nan-ee]

a social gathering or informal concert featuring folk singing and, sometimes, dancing

bit

[bit]

a small piece or quantity of something

fussbudget

[fuhs-buhj-it]

a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person

utopia

[yoo-toh-pee-uh]

an ideal place or state

copacetic

[koh-puh-set-ik]

fine; completely satisfactory; OK

hobnob

[hob-nob]

to associate on very friendly terms (usually followed by 'with')

quirk

[kwurk]

a peculiarity of action, behavior, or personality; mannerism