[ uh-bis ]
a vast chasm, or a deep immeasurable space or cavity
[ kan-tang-ker-uhs ]
bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative
[ op-yuh-luhnt ]
ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish
[ kuhm-puhngk-shuhn ]
a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret for doing wrong or causing pain; contrition; remorse
[ in-kawr-puh-reyt ]
to put or introduce into a body or mass as an integral part or parts
[ loo-sid ]
shining or bright
[ pik-uh-resk ]
pertaining to, characteristic of, or characterized by a form of prose fiction originally developed in Spain in which the adventures of an engagingly roguish hero are described in a series of usually humorous or satiric episodes often depicting, in realistic detail, the everyday life of the common people
[ ruh-pey-shuhs ]
inordinately greedy; predatory; extortionate
[ ob-fuh-skeyt, ob-fuhs-keyt ]
to confuse, bewilder, or stupefy; to make obscure or unclear
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