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parboil
[pahr-boil]
to boil for a short amount of time; pre-cook
squalid
[skwol-id]
foul and repulsive, as from lack of care or cleanliness; neglected and filthy
agitate
[aj-i-teyt]
to disturb or excite emotionally; arouse; perturb
cosmopolitan
[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world
swift
[swift]
coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay
jubilant
[joo-buh-luhnt]
showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
picturesque
[pik-chuh-resk]
(of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images
enumerate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt]
to ascertain the number of; count
hated
[hey-tid]
strongly disliked or despised
obsidian
[uhb-sid-ee-uhn]
a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture
corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain
engender
[en-jen-der]
to produce, cause, or give rise to
aromatic
[ar-uh-mat-ik]
having an aroma; fragrant or sweet-scented; odoriferous
aphelion
[uh-fee-lee-uhn]
the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)
caustic
[kaw-stik]
able to burn or corrode organic tissue; severely critical or sarcastic
exoneration
[ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn]
the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge
teeming
[tee-ming]
abounding or swarming with something, as with people
kvetch
[kfetch]
to complain persistently and annoyingly
cogent
[koh-juhnt]
convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling
wrangle
[rang-guhl]
to tend or round up (cattle, horses, or other livestock)
scrupulous
[skroo-pyuh-luhs]
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact
serve
[surv]
to perform duties or provide services for others
horrible
[hawr-uh-buhl]
causing horror; extremely unpleasant
tocsin
[tok-sin]
a bell used to sound an alarm