[ uh-ten-yoo-eyt ]

to weaken or reduce in force, intensity, effect, quantity, or value

[ hawg-wosh ]

refuse given to hogs; swill

[ boh-lahyd ]

a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

[ pas-uh-fist ]

a person who believes in pacifism or is opposed to war or to violence of any kind

[ bel-es-pree ]

a person of great wit or intellect

[ ih-neyt ]

existing in one from birth; inborn; native

[ trog-luh-dayt ]

a prehistoric caveman; a person of primitive behavior

[ af-loo-uhnt ]

having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich

[ pi-nuhl-tuh-mit ]

next to the last