[ bad-n-ahzh ]

light, playful banter or raillery

[ puh-loo-sid ]

allowing the maximum passage of light, as glass; translucent; clear

[ truhng-keyt ]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

[ uh-vuhng-kyuh-ler ]

acting like an uncle, as in being kind, patient, generous, etc., especially to younger people

[ ab-jekt ]

(of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing

[ brak-ish ]

distasteful; unpleasant

[ lahy-miv-er-uhs ]

of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it

[ vawd-vill ]

theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

[ awr-uh-kuhl ]

a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity