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aerostat

[air-uh-stat]

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

magnificent

[mag-nif-i-sent]

extremely beautiful, impressive, or excellent

solder

[sod-er]

to join closely and intimately

commensurate

[kuh-men-ser-it]

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

elocution

[el-uh-kyoo-shuhn]

a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public

abridge

[uh-brij]

to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

arrival

[uh-ry-vul]

the act of reaching a destination

octogenarian

[ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 80 and 90 years old

dodecahedron

[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

pitiable

[pit-ee-uh-buhl]

evoking or deserving pity; lamentable; miserable; contemptible

conspicuous

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]

easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable

gladden

[glad-uhn]

to make someone feel happy

benevolent

[buh-nev-uh-luhnt]

characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings

mezzanine

[mez-uh-neen]

the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater

purloin

[pur-loin]

to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer

obsequious

[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]

characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

bicker

[bik-er]

to engage in petulant or peevish argument; wrangle

publicize

[puhb-luh-sahyz]

to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise

wormhole

[wurm-hohl]

a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.

infodemic

[in-foh-dem-ik]

a massive amount of widely and rapidly circulating information about a particular crisis or controversial issue, consisting of a confusing combination of fact, falsehood, rumor, and opinion

affluent

[af-loo-uhnt]

having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich

soothsayer

[sooth-sey-er]

a person who predicts the future

curved

[kurvd]

having a rounded or arc-like shape

eponym

[ep-uh-nim]

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named