[ uh-skrahyb ]

to credit or assign, as to a cause or source; attribute; impute

[ bih-smurch ]

to detract from the honor or luster of

[ vur-dnt ]

of the color green

[ jir-uhn-dohl ]

an ornate bracket for candelabra or the like, sometimes with a reflecting mirror at the back of the shelf

[ nee-uh-fahyt ]

a beginner or novice

[ suh-puhl-kruhl ]

gloomy; dismal

[ uh-brij ]

to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

[ al-uh-men-tey-shuhn ]

the provision of nourishment or other necessities of life

[ ni-fair-ee-uhs ]

extremely wicked or villainous; iniquitous