[ puh-nash ]

an ornamental plume of feathers, tassels, or the like, especially one worn on a helmet or cap

[ proh-thuh-ley-mee-on ]

a song or poem celebrating an upcoming wedding

[ des-kant ]

to comment or discourse at great length

[ vol-pleyn ]

to glide toward the earth in an airplane, with no motor power or with the power shut off

[ mit-i-geyt ]

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate

[ flim-flam ]

a piece of nonsense; twaddle; bosh

[ kyoo-myuh-luh-tiv ]

increasing or growing by accumulation or successive additions

[ loo-sid ]

easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible

[ 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.”