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bier
a stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed prior to burial
beer/bir
bier
cabal
a conspiratorial group of plotters or intriguers. a secret scheme or plot. to form a conspiratorial group/scheme
kuh-bal / ke’bal
cabal
coquettish
characteristically flirtatious, especially in a teasing, lighthearted, manner
koh-ket-ish
coquettish
cuckold
a man whose wife has committed adultery, to make a cuckold of
kuhk-uhld
cuckold
deprecatory
disapproving; expressing belittlement
dep-ri-kuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee
deprecatory
deputation
the act or state of being appointed or authorized as an agent or representative; a person or group appointed to represent another or others; delegation.
dep-yuh-tey-shuhn
deputation
diffident
hesitant to assert oneself from a lack of self-confidence; timid
dif-i-duhnt
diffident
dispensation
an exemption or release from an obligation or rule, granted by an authority
dis-puhn-sey-shuhn
dispensation
dyspepsia
indigestion
dis-pep-shuh -see-uh
dyspepsia
hangdog
shamefaced or guilty; downcast, intimidated; a sneaky or despicable person
hang-dawg, -dog
hangdog
jalousie
a blind or shutter having adjustable horizontal slats for regulating the passage of air and light
jal-uh-see
jalousie
livery
the costume or insignia worn by the retainers of a feudal lord; the boarding and care of horses for a fee
liv-uh-ree
livery
macabre
suggesting the horror of death and decay; gruesome; comprising or including a representation of death
muh-kah-bruh
macabre
parquet
the part of the main floor of a theater between the orchestra pit and the parquet circle; a wooden floor often using contrasting colors worked into oa pattern; to furnish a room with a floor
pahr-kay
parquet
perpetuity
the quality, state, or condition of being perpetual, time w/o end, eternity
pur-pi-too-i-tee
perpetuity
petticoat
a skirt; a woman/girl; of or by women
pet-ee-koht
petticoat
severance
the act or process of dividing or separating into parts; separation/partition
sev-er-uhns
severance
svelte
slender or graceful in figure or outline; slim
svelt
svelte
vermillion
bright red mercuric sulfide used as a pigment; a vivid red-orange; of vivid red-orange; to dye red-orange
ver-mil-yuhn
vermillion
vestige
a visible trace, evidence, something has once existed but is gone
ves-tij
vestige
