| pronunciation |
definition |
phonetic spelling |
spelling |
| 1.: The topical word | The study of flags. | vekÅsà lolÆà j" | vexillology |
| 2 | A prolonged dispute marked by violent conflicts, especially between two families. |
fyÁd
|
feud |
| 3 | Danger. Exposure to peril. | jepÆÃr d" | jeopardy |
| 4 | One remaining alive after another's death, or after some disaster. | sÃr v#ÆvÃr | survivor |
| 5 | The tiny leaves of a pungent herb used in cooking for flavor. | t#m | thyme |
| 6 | An evergreen tree of Europe, Asia, and Africa. Also: This tree's hard fragrant wood. | s"ÆdÃr | cedar |
| 7 | Reluctantly accept a thing to be true. | kÃn s"dÆ | concede |
| 8 | The ceremonial meal eaten on either of the first two nights of Passover commemorating the Exodus from Egypt. | s!ÆdÃr | Seder |
| 9 | Word number nine means a love potion. | filÆtÃr | philter (also philtre) |
| 10 | Like the people living in one of the regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea. Surrounded or nearly surrounded by land. | medÅi tà r!Æn" Ãn | Mediterranean |
| 11 | A water diviner. One skilled in finding underground water by using as a divining rod a forked stick of some fruit-bearing wood, generally witch hazel. | douÆzÃr | dowser |
| 12 | A Spanish dish of simmered seafood, chicken, rice, vegetables, with costly saffron the essential flavoring agent. |
pä !ÆÃ pä elÆÃ |
paella |
| 13 | The Abominable Snowman of the Himalyas. | yetÆ" | yeti |
| 14 | People with Internet and computer technology expertise. The computer-literate class. | dijÅà räÆt" | digerati |
| 15 | The masses. The common people. | hoiÆ pà loiÆ | hoi polloi |
| 16 | The right to vote. | sufÆrij | suffrage |
| 17 | A very timid man. | milkÆt$stÅ | Milquetoast |
| 18 | A small Hawaiian guitar with four strings, strummed and plucked to accompany song and dance. | yÁÅkà l!Æl" | ukulele (also ukelele) |
| 19 | Times long past. The good old days. | ôldÆ lang z#nÆ | auld lang syne |
| 20 | Like the end of the 19th century--fashionably despairing, extremely aesthetic, escapist, advanced, modern. | faN dà syeÆkl | fin de siècle |
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