[ bih-lee-ger ]

to surround or beset, as with troubles

[ pif-uhl ]

nonsense, as trivial or senseless talk

[ ban-di-koot ]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

[ noi-suhm ]

offensive or disgusting, as an odor

[ out-vahyn ]

the Dutch practice of jogging or walking into the wind, especially in the winter, for the purpose of feeling invigorated while relieving stress and boosting one’s general health

[ kuh-rob-uh-reyt ]

confirm or give support to (a statement, theory, or finding)

[ maj-uh-streyt ]

a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones

[ paw-si-tee ]

smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness

[ boon-dog-uhl ]

waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects