[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]

to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear

[ mak-ee-ahzh ]

make-up; cosmetics

[ bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt ]

speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

[ zest ]

the outer, colorful part of the peel of citrus fruit, like lemon or orange, used as a flavoring agent

[ suh-kuhs ]

medicine/medical; to shake (a patient) in order to determine if a fluid is present in the thorax or elsewhere

[ par-uh-dahym ]

an example serving as a model; pattern

[ heer-sey ]

information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor

[ on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh ]

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

[ noo-muh-nuhs ]

spiritual or supernatural