[ smawr-guhs-bawrd ]

a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.

[ fuh-see-shuhs ]

joking or jesting often inappropriately

[ bee-mish ]

beaming with happiness, optimism, or anticipation

[ fuhl-muh-neyt ]

to issue denunciations or the like

[ non-di-skript ]

of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind

[ lej-er-duh-meyn ]

sleight of hand; trickery

[ mis-uhn-throhp ]

a hater of humankind

[ ey-jiz-uhm ]

discrimination against persons of a certain age group

[ fas-il ]

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality