[ uh-bis ]

anything profoundly unfathomable or eternal

[ kuh-nuhn-druhm ]

a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words, as: "What is black and white and read all over? A newspaper."

[ ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn ]

the act of relieving someone of an obligation or duty

[ meyl-struhm ]

a large, powerful, or violent whirlpool.

[ fur-tiv ]

characterized by stealth; sly and secretive

[ em-bel-ish ]

to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn

[ meets-vah; mits-vuh ]

a precept or commandment

[ fop ]

a man who is excessively vain and concerned about his dress, appearance, and manners

[ vur-nl ]

of, in, or appropriate to spring