[ bih-lee-ger ]

to surround or beset, as with troubles

[ kwah-fyoor ]

a style of arranging the hair, typically elaborate

[ blath-er-skahyt ]

a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather

[ tin-ti-nab-yuh-ley-shuhn ]

the ringing or sound of bells

[ bih-trohthd ]

engaged to be married

[ per-snik-i-tee ]

requiring painstaking care

[ zel-uht ]

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

[ toad-​stool ]

a kind of fungus similar to a mushroom, consisting of a round cap on a short stem, and that is often poisonous

[ uhngk-choo-uhs ]

characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug