Fun

effervescent

[ef-er-ves-uhnt]

effervescing; bubbling

quibble

[kwib-uhl ]

an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue

nonpareil

[non-puh-rel]

having no equal; peerless

bad luck

[bad luhk]

an unfortunate event or series of events

nopales

[noh-pah-les]

young tender stem segments of the prickly pear cactus that are used as food.

antic

[an-tik]

a playful trick or prank; caper

factoid

[fak-toid]

an insignificant or trivial fact

jocose

[joh-kohs]

given to or characterized by joking; jesting; humorous; playful

highfalutin

[hahy-fuh-loot-n]

seeming or trying to seem superior, important, etc.; pompous; pretentious

blessed

[bles-id]

made holy or endowed with happiness

again

[uh-gehn]

one more time or repeatedly.

bit

[bit]

a small piece or quantity of something

embargo

[em-bar-goh]

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

abjure

[ab-joor]

to renounce or reject

jabberwocky

[jab-er-wok-ee]

invented or meaningless language; nonsense

boggy

[bog-ee]

wet and spongy ground

sesquipedalian

[ses-kwi-pi-dey-lee-uhn]

(of a word) containing many syllables

glare

[glair]

to stare angrily or shine intensely

morose

[muh-rohs]

sullen, gloomy, or ill-tempered

being

[bee-ing]

existence or the nature or essence of a person

hesitation

[hez-i-tay-shun]

the act of pausing before acting or speaking

act

[akt]

to take action or perform a role in a play or situation

sanguine

[sang-gwin]

optimistic or positive, especially in a bad or difficult situation

regale

[ri-geyl]

to entertain lavishly or agreeably; to delight