[ pal-uh-tuh-buhl ]

acceptable or agreeable to the mind or feelings

[ hawg-wosh ]

meaningless or insincere talk, writing, etc.; nonsense; bunk

[ haw-tee ]

arrogantly superior and disdainful

[ rag-uh-muhf-in ]

a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes

[ lang-gwid ]

displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed

[ zwet-shun-waz-er ]

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste

[ fa-roosh ]

sullen or shy in company

[ suh-lil-uh-kwee ]

an utterance or discourse by a person who is talking to himself or herself or is disregardful of or oblivious to any hearers present

[ in-sip-ee-uhnt ]

beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage