[ ik-stohl ]

to praise highly; laud; eulogize

[ foi-buhl ]

a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect

[ vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh- ]

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

[ bam-boo-zuhl ]

to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like

[ rahyth ]

to shrink mentally in discomfort or embarrassment.

[ rag-uh-muhf-in ]

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

[ dee-fahy-bruh-ley-ter ]

an agent or device for arresting fibrillation of the atrial or ventricular muscles of the heart

[ ad-ver-ser-ee ]

one's opponent in a contest, conflict, or dispute

[ bih-lee-ger ]

to surround or beset, as with troubles