[ kon-fluh-grey-shuhn ]
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one
[ grav-i-teyt ]
to have a natural tendency toward or be strongly attracted to something
[ aw-dey-shuhs ]
showing an impudent lack of respect
[ hutz-pah ]
informal shameless audacity; impudence
[ uh-kree-shuhn ]
an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent
[ prop-uh-geyt ]
to spread (a report, doctrine, practice, etc.) from person to person; disseminate
[ ri-neg ]
to go back on one's word
[ boh-dey-guh ]
a small, independent or family-owned grocery store, usually located in a densely populated urban environment
[ ad-uh-man-teen ]
too hard to cut, break, or pierce
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