[ kri-ton ]

a heavy cotton material in colorfully printed designs, used especially for drapery and slipcovers

[ ad-uh-man-teen ]

too hard to cut, break, or pierce

[ daw-gid, dog-id ]

persistent in effort; stubbornly tenacious

[ ap-uh-zit ]

suitable; well-adapted; pertinent; relevant; apt

[ tran-spahyuhr ]

to occur, happen; take place

[ bih-lahy ]

to show to be false; contradict

[ uh-mal-guhm ]

a blend or mixture

[ tohm ]

a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one

[ pith-ee ]

brief, forceful, and meaningful in expression; full of vigor, substance, or meaning; terse; forcible