[ ih-ras-uh-buhl ]

having or showing a tendency to be easily angered

[ par-uh-si-lee-nee ]

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

[ uh-lem-bik ]

anything that transforms, purifies, or refines

[ uh-fish-yuh-nah-doh ]

a person who is very knowledgeable and enthusiastic about an activity, subject, or pastime

[ pris-teen ]

having its original purity; uncorrupted or unsullied

[ ab-guh-zong ]

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

[ grom-it ]

an eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn

[ fech-ing ]

charming; captivating

[ uh-sur-shuhn ]

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief