[ 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