[ wurm-hohl ]

a hole made by a burrowing or gnawing worm, as in timber, nuts, etc.

[ ji-joon ]

(of ideas or writings) dry and uninteresting

[ uh-bis ]

anything profoundly unfathomable or eternal

[ pur-spi-key-shuhs ]

having a ready insight into and understanding of things

[ yahr-bur-oh ]

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

[ wist-fuhl ]

characterized by melancholy or longing

[ trog-luh-dayt ]

a person living in seclusion

[ maw-kish ]

characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin

[ zwet-shun-waz-er ]

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste