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Bailiwick — a person's area of skill, knowledge, authority, or work (noun) + +11. Bafflegab — confusing or generally unintelligible jargon (noun) + +12. Ballistic — having its motion determined or describable by the laws of exterior (adjective) + +13. Bamboozle — to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery (verb) + +14. Bedlam — a scene or state of wild uproar and confusion (noun) + +15. Bugbear — any source, real or imaginary, of needless fright or fear (noun) + +16. Bulbous —bulb-shaped (adjective) + +17. Calamity — a great misfortune or disaster (noun) + +18. Calliope — a musical instrument consisting of a set of harsh-sounding steam whistles that are activated by a keyboard (noun) + +19. Catamaran — a vessel, usually propelled by sail, formed of two hulls or floats held side by side by a frame above them (noun) + +20. Convivial —friendly (adjective) + +21. Cornucopia —an endless supply (noun) + +22.Crescendo — a gradual, steady increase in loudness (noun) + +23. Crestfallen —discouraged (adjective) + +24. Cryptozoology — the study of evidence tending to substantiate the existence of, or the search for, creatures whose reported existence is unproven (noun) + +25. Demitasse — a small cup for serving strong black coffee after dinner (noun) + +26. Derecho — a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms (noun) + +27. Diphthong — a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (noun) + +28. Doldrums —a state of inactivity (noun) + +29. Doohickey —a gadget (noun) + +30. Doppelgänger — a ghostly double or counterpart of a living person (noun) + +31. Dumfounded —speechless with amazement (adjective) + +32. Earwig —any of numerous elongate, nocturnal insects of the order Dermaptera, having a pair of large, movable pincers at the rear of the abdomen (noun) + +33. Elixir —a sweetened, aromatic solution of alcohol and water containing, or used as a vehicle for, medicinal substances (noun) + +34. Ephemeral —lasting a very short time (adjective) + +35. Ersatz — serving as a substitute (adjective) + +36. Finagle — to cheat a person (verb) + +37. Festooned — a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points (noun) + +38. Fez —a felt cap (noun) + +39. Flimflam — a trick or deception (noun) + +40. Flummery — oatmeal or flour boiled with water until thick (noun) + +41. Flyspeck — a tiny stain (noun) + +42. Foofaraw — a great fuss or disturbance about something very insignificant (noun) + +43. Fracas — a noisy, disorderly disturbance or fight (noun) + +44. Frangipani— a perfume prepared from or imitating the odor of the flower of a tropical American tree or shrub (noun) + +45. Fuddy-duddy — a person who is stuffy, old-fashioned, and conservative (noun) + +46. Futz — to pass time in idleness (verb) + +47.Gadzooks — an exclamation of surprise or annoyance (interjection) + +48. Gambit — a device, action, or opening remark (noun) + +49. Gazebo — a freestanding roofed structure usually open on the sides (noun) + +50. Gizmo — gadget (noun) + +51. Glabella — the flat area of bone between the eyebrows (noun) + +52. Gossamer — a fine, filmy cobweb seen on grass or bushes or floating in calm weather (noun) + +53. Guffaw — a loud, unrestrained burst of laughter (noun) + +54. Guru — an intellectual or spiritual guide or leader (noun) + +55. Haboob — a thick dust storm or sandstorm that blows in the deserts of North Africa and Arabia or on the plains of India (noun) + +56. Halcyon — calm (adjective) + +57. Haphazard — characterized by lack of order or planning, by irregularity, or by randomness (adjective) + +58. Headlong — with the head foremost (adverb) + +59. Heyday — the stage or period of greatest vigor, strength, success (noun) + +60. Hodgepodge — a heterogeneous mixture; jumble (noun) + +61. Hokum — out-and-out nonsense (noun) + +62. Hooligan — a ruffian or hoodlum (noun) + +63. Hullabaloo — a clamorous noise or disturbance (noun) + +64. Huzzah — used as an exclamation of joy, applause, appreciation, etc. (interjection) + +65. Ignoramus — an extremely ignorant person (noun) + +66. Infinitesimal — indefinitely or exceedingly small (adjective) + +67. Interrobang — a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!) (noun) + +68. Izzard — the letter Z (noun) + +69. Jabberwocky — a playful imitation of language consisting of invented, meaningless words (noun) + +70. Jalopy — an old, decrepit, or unpretentious automobile (noun) + +71. Jitney — a small bus or car following a regular route along which it picks up and discharges passengers (noun) + +72. Juggernaut — any large, overpowering, destructive force or object, as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team (noun) + +73. Juxtaposition — the state of being close together or side by side (noun) + +74. Kaput — ruined; done for; demolished (adjective) + +75. Kerfuffle — a fuss; commotion (noun) + +76. Kerplunk — with or as if with a sudden muffled thud (adverb) + +77. Kismet — destiny (noun) + +78. Kumquat — a small, round or oblong citrus fruit having a sweet rind and acid pulp, used chiefly for preserves (noun) + +79. Kvetch — to complain, especially chronically (verb) + +80. Lackadaisical — without interest, vigor, or determination; listless; lethargic (adjective) + +81. Lampoon — a sharp, often virulent satire directed against an individual or institution (noun) + +82. Limburger — a variety of soft white cheese of strong odor and flavor (noun) + +83. Lollapalooza — an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event (noun) + +84. Lollygag — to spend time idly (verb) + +85. Lugubrious — mournful, dismal, or gloomy, especially in an affected, exaggerated, or unrelieved manner (adjective) + +86. Lummox — a clumsy, stupid person (noun) + +87. Machinations — an act or instance of a plot (noun) + +88. Maelstrom — a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool (noun) + +89. Manifesto — a public declaration of intentions, opinions, objectives, or motives, as one issued by a government, sovereign, or organization (noun) + +90. Miffed — put into an irritable mood, especially by an offending incident (adjective) + +91. Moocher — to borrow (verb) + +92. Mnemonic — assisting or intended to assist the memory (adjective) + +93. Mufti — civilian clothes (noun) + +94. Mulligatawny —a curry-flavored soup of East Indian origin, made with chicken or meat stock (noun) + +95. Murmuration — an act or instance of sound (noun) + +96. Muumuu — a long, loose-hanging dress, usually brightly colored or patterned, worn especially by Hawaiian women (noun) + +97. Nabob — any very wealthy, influential, or powerful person (noun) + +98. Nagware — computer software that is free for a trial period during which the user is frequently reminded on screen to register and pay (noun) + +99. Nainsook — a fine, soft-finished cotton fabric, usually white, used for lingerie and infants' wear (noun) + +100. Nesh — sensitive to the cold (adjective) + +101. Noctambulist — a sleepwalker (noun) + +102. Nonplussed—a person surprised and confused so much that they are unsure how to react (adjective) + +103. Noyade — an execution carried out by drowning (noun) + +104. Ogdoad — the number eight (noun) + +105. Omphalos —the central point (noun) + +106. Operose —done with or involving much labor (adjective) + +107. Orrery — an apparatus for representing the positions, motions, and phases of the planets, satellites, etc., in the solar system (noun) + +108. Otalgia —earache (noun) + +109. Oxymoron — a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” (noun) + +110. Pantagruelian — the huge son of Gargantua, represented as dealing with serious matters in a spirit of broad and somewhat cynical good humor (noun) + +111. Paraph — a flourish made after a signature, as in a document, originally as a precaution against forgery (noun) + +112. Peely-wally — Scot slang off-color (adjective) + +113. Peterman — a safecracker (noun) + +114. Pilgarlic — a person regarded with mild or pretended contempt or pity (noun) + +115. Pollex — the innermost digit of the forelimb; thumb (noun) + +116. Pother —commotion (noun) + +117. Previse — to foresee (verb) + +118. Pugnacious — inclined to quarrel or fight readily (adjective) + +119. Quibble — arguments to evade a point at issue (noun) + +120. Quicksilver — the metallic element mercury(noun) + +121. Quiddle — to spend time in trifling employments (verb) + +122. Quinze — a card game with rules similar to those of vingt-et-un, except that the score aimed at is 15 rather than 21 (noun) + +123. Quirky — full of quirks (adjective) + +124. Quixotic —extravagantly chivalrous or romantic (adjective) + +125. Raconteur — a person who is skilled in relating stories and anecdotes interestingly (noun) + +126. Ragamuffin — a ragged, disreputable person (noun) + +127. Razzia — a plundering raid (noun) + +128. Razzmatazz —razzle-dazzle (noun) + +129. Rejigger — to change or rearrange in a new or different way, especially by the use of techniques not always considered ethical (verb) + +130. Rendezvous — an agreement between two or more persons to meet at a certain time and place (noun) + +131. Resplendent — shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid (adjective) + +132. Rickrack — a narrow, zigzag braid or ribbon used as a trimming on clothing, linens, etc.(noun) + +133. Ricochet — people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless 9noun) + +134. Riffraff — people, or a group of people, regarded as disreputable or worthless: + +135. Rigmarole — an elaborate or complicated procedure (noun) + +136. Roundabout — circuitous or indirect (adjective) + +137. Ruckus — a noisy, disorderly disturbance (noun) + +138. Ruffian — a tough, lawless person (noun) + +139. Rugrat — a child not yet old enough for school (noun) + +140. Rumper — the hind part of the body of an animal (noun) + +141. Rumpus — a noisy or violent disturbance; commotion (noun) + +142. Sabayon — French term for zabaglione (noun) + +143. Sarmie — a sandwich (noun) + +144. Scofflaw — a person who flouts the law (noun) + +145. Sassafras — an American tree (noun) + +146. Saucier — a chef or cook who specializes in making sauces (noun) + +147. Saudade — a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent (noun) + +148. Scalawag — a rascal (noun) + +149. Scatterbrain — a person incapable of serious, connected thought (noun) + +150. Schadenfreude — satisfaction or pleasure felt at someone else's misfortune (noun) + +151. Schlep — to carry (verb) + +152. Schmooze — to chat idly (verb) + +153. Scintillating — animated (adjective) + +154. Scrofulous — morally tainted (adjective) + +155. Scrumdiddlyumptious — extremely tasty; delicious (adjective) + +156.Scuttlebutt — an open cask of drinking water (noun) + +157. Serendipity — an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident (noun) + +158. Sesquipedalian — given to using long words (adjective) + +159. Shenanigans — mischief; prankishness (noun) + +160. Skedaddle — to run away hurriedly (verb) + +161. Skirmish — any brisk conflict or encounter (noun) + +162. Skullduggery — dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery (noun) + +163. Slapdash — in a hasty, haphazard manner (adverb) + +164. Slipshod —careless (adjective) + +165. Smithereens —small pieces (noun) + +166.Smorgasbord — a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc. (noun) + +167. Snollygoster — a clever, unscrupulous person (noun) + +168. Sobriquet — a nickname (noun) + +169. Sockdolager — something unusually large, heavy, etc. (noun) + +170. Solander — a case for maps, plates, etc., made to resemble a book and having the front cover and fore-edge hinged (noun) + +171. Spaghettification —the theoretical stretching of an object as it encounters extreme differences in gravitational forces, especially those associated with a black hole (noun) + +172. Spellbind — to hold or bind by or as if by a spell; enchant; entrance; fascinate (verb) + +173. Splendiferous — splendid; magnificent; fine (adjective) + +174. Spitchcock — an eel that is split, cut into pieces, and broiled or fried (noun) + +175. Spurrier — a maker of spurs (noun) + +176. Sternutatory —causing or tending to cause sneezing (adjective) + +177. Stiction — the frictional force to be overcome to set one object in motion when it is in contact with another (noun) + +178. Struthious — resembling or related to the ostriches or other ratite birds (adjective) + +179. Stylite — one of a class of solitary ascetics who lived on the top of high pillars or columns (noun) + +180. Supercilious — haughtily disdainful or contemptuous, as a person or a facial expression (adjective) + +181. Superfluous — being more than is sufficient or required (adjective) + +182. Surreptitious — acting in a stealthy way (adjective) + +183. Switcheroo — an unexpected or sudden change or reversal in attitude, character, position, action, etc. (noun) + +184. Synchronicity — an apparently meaningful coincidence in time of two or more similar or identical events that are causally unrelated (noun) + +185. Syzygy — an alignment of three celestial objects, as the sun, the earth, and either the moon or a planet (noun) + +186. Taniwha — a legendary Māori monster (noun) + +187. Tappen — the plug by which the rectum of a bear is closed during hibernation (noun) + +188. Taradiddle — a small lie (noun) + +189. Tchotchke — an inexpensive souvenir, trinket, or ornament (noun) + +190. Teepee — a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door (noun) + +191. Telekinesis — the supposed ability to move objects at a distance by mental power or other nonphysical means (noun) + +192. Thingamabob — used to refer to or address a person or thing whose name one has forgotten, does not know, or does not wish to mention (noun) + +193. Thingamajig — a gadget or other thing for which the speaker does not know or has forgotten the name (noun) + +194. Tidbit — a delicate bit or morsel of food (noun) + +195. Tintinnabulation — the ringing or sound of bells (noun) + +196. Toadstool — a poisonous mushroom, as distinguished from an edible one (noun) + +197. Tomfoolery — a silly act, matter, or thing (noun) + +198. Topsy-turvy — with the top where the bottom should be; upside down (adverb) + +199. Turducken — a deboned turkey that is stuffed with a deboned duck that is stuffed with a deboned chicken (noun) + +200. Typhoon — a tropical cyclone in the western Pacific Ocean or northern Indian Ocean, having sustained winds of at least 64 knots (noun) + +201. Ulu — a knife with a broad (noun) + +202. Umbriferous — casting or making shade (adjective) + +203. Umlaut — a mark (¨) used as a diacritic over a vowel, as ä, ö, ü, to indicate a vowel sound different from that of the letter without the diacritic (noun) + +204. Umpteen — indefinitely many; a lot of (adjective) + +205. Uniped — a person or animal having only one foot or leg (noun) + +206. Usurp — to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right (verb) + +207. Uvula — the small, fleshy, conical body projecting downward from the middle of the soft palate (noun) + +208. Vagabond — wandering from place to place without any settled home (adjective) + +209. Vamoose — to depart quickly (verb) + +210. Velleity — volition in its weakest form (noun) + +211. Verjuice — an acid liquor made from the sour juice of crab apples, unripe grapes, etc. (noun) + +212. Vertigo — a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings (noun) + +213. Verve — enthusiasm or vigor (noun) + +214. Vicinal — a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field (noun) + +215. Virtuoso —a person who has special knowledge or skill in a field (noun) + +216. Vomitous — repugnant (adjective) + +217. Vuvuzela — a long, plastic horn that makes a loud, monotone sound, typically blown by South African fans at soccer matches (noun) + +218. Wabbit — exhausted (adjective) + +219. Waitron — a person who waits on tables; waiter or waitress (noun) + +220. Wallflower — a person who, because of shyness, unpopularity, or lack of a partner, remains at the side at a party or dance (noun) + +221. Wayzgoose — a works outing made annually by a printing house (noun) + +222. Wanderlust — a strong, innate desire to rove or travel about (noun) + +223. Whatchamacallit — an object or person whose name one does not know or cannot recall (noun) + +224. Whirligig —Something that whirls or revolves (noun) + +225. Whirlybird —A helicopter (noun) + +226. Whodunit — A narrative dealing with a murder or a series of murders and the detection of the criminal (noun) + +227. Widget — A small mechanical device (noun) + +228. Wigwam — An American Indian dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape (noun) + +229. Willy-nilly — To do in a disorganized or unplanned manner (adverb) + +230. Windbag — An empty, voluble, pretentious talker (noun) + +231. Wisecrack —A smart or facetious remark (noun) + +232. Wittol — A man who knows of and tolerates his wife's infidelity (noun) + +233. Woebegone —Affected by woe (adjective) + +234. Wonky —A shaky, groggy or unsteady person (adjective) + +235. Wowser — An excessively puritanical person (noun) + +236. Woozy —Stupidly confused (adjective) + +237. Wunderkind —A wonder child or child prodigy (noun) + +238. Wuthering —Wind blowing strongly with a roaring sound. (adjective) + +239. Xanthic —Of or relating to a yellow or yellowish color (adjective) + +240. Xenophobic — Relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners (adjective) + +241. Xyloid —Resembling wood (adjective) + +242. Xylophone — A musical instrument consisting of a graduated series of wooden bars (noun) + +243. Ylem —The hypothetical initial substance of the universe from which all matter is derived (noun) + +244. Yokel —An unsophisticated person from a rural area (noun) + +245. Zaftig —Full-bodied; well-proportioned (adjective) + +246. Zeitgeist —A spirit of the time (noun) + +247. Zephyr —A gentle, mild breeze (noun) + +248. Zeppelin — A large dirigible balloon consisting of a long, cylindrical, covered framework containing compartments (noun) + +249. Ziggurat — A temple of Sumerian origin in the form of a pyramidal tower (noun) + +250. Zorro — A doglike fox found in the forests and savannah of South America (noun)