[ 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.”
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