[ meets-vah; mits-vuh ]

any good or praiseworthy deed

[ uh-seyl ]

to attack vigorously or violently; assault

[ el-drich ]

eerie; weird; spooky

[ an-tee-di-loo-vee-uhn ]

very old, old-fashioned, or out of date; antiquated; primitive

[ dol-uhp ]

a small quantity

[ eg-kawrn ]

a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar and has been misheard or misinterpreted

[ sin-tl-ey-ting ]

witty; brilliantly clever

[ law-guh-fahyl ]

a lover of words

[ in-suhf-leyt ]

to blow or breathe (something) in