[ tree-kuhl ]

contrived or unrestrained sentimentality

[ tal-is-muhn ]

a stone, ring, or other object, engraved with figures or characters supposed to possess occult powers and worn as an amulet or charm

[ pik-uh-roon ]

a rogue or a scoundrel

[ rik-uh-shey ]

to move in this way, as a projectile

[ pol-ee-pod ]

(of insect larvae) having many feet

[ on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh ]

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

[ ahr-keyn ]

known or understood by very few; mysterious; secret; obscure; esoteric

[ kuhn-temp-tuh-buhl ]

deserving of or held in contempt; despicable

[ mer-kyoor-ee-uhl ]

changeable; volatile; fickle; flighty; erratic