[ dih-stend ]

to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic

[ muh-nav-uh-linz ]

miscellaneous pieces of gear and material

[ uh-sur-shuhn ]

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

[ aw-spish-uhs ]

promising success; propitious; opportune; favorable

[ kuhn-temp-tuh-buhl ]

deserving of or held in contempt; despicable

[ lahy-sen-shuhs ]

unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

[ thee-er-uhm ]

a mathematical or scientific rule or law expressed by a formula or equation

[ es-uh-ter-ik ]

understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest

[ lol-ee-gag ]

to spend time idly; loaf