[ en-sawr-suhl ]
to fascinate
[ sol-uh-siz-uhm ]
a breach of good manners or etiquette
[ fak-toid ]
an insignificant or trivial fact
[ uh-bis ]
a vast chasm, or a deep immeasurable space or cavity
[ ey-lee-uh-tawr-ee ]
in legal terms, depending on a contingent event
[ jab-er-wok-ee ]
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
[ hahy-pur-buh-lee ]
obvious and intentional exaggeration; an extravagant statement or figure of speech not intended to be taken literally, as “to wait an eternity.”
[ tar-uh-did-l ]
a small lie; fib
[ per-i-gruh-ney-shuhn ]
a course of travel; journey
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