Fun

hootenanny

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

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

binding

[bahyn-ding]

tying or securing something; obligatory

accord

[uh-kord]

an agreement

engulf

[en-guhlf]

to flow over and enclose; to overwhelm.

degrading

[dih-gray-ding]

causing a loss of dignity or respect

razzmatazz

[raz-muh-taz]

razzle-dazzle, or showiness, brilliance, or virtuosity in technique or effect

irk

[urk ]

to irritate, annoy, or exasperate

dungarees

[duhng-guh-ree]

work clothes, overalls, etc. made of blue denim

chutzpah

[hutz-pah]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

sprite

[sprahyt]

(in folklore) an elf, fairy, or goblin

bauble

[baw-buhl]

a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw

malarkey

[muh-lahr-kee]

meaningless talk; nonsense

funambulist

[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]

a tightrope walker

gargantuan

[gahr-gan-choo-uhn]

gigantic; enormous; colossal

awry

[uh-rahy]

not in the intended position or manner

oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on]

a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly"

flicker

[flik-er]

to shine unsteadily or briefly

chat

[chat]

to talk informally with someone

stood

[stood]

rose to an upright position.

materialize

[muh-teer-ee-uh-lize]

to appear or become actual

inset

[in-set]

a small picture or map within a larger one

jubilee

[joo-buh-lee]

the celebration of any certain anniversaries, as the twenty-fifth (silver jubilee), fiftieth (golden jubilee), or sixtieth or seventy-fifth (diamond jubilee)

briskness

[brisk-nes]

the quality of being energetic or lively

flibbertigibbet

[flib-er-tee-jib-it]

a frivolous, flighty, or excessively talkative person