ennui
/ɑnˈwi/
noun
1 a feeling of weariness and disgust. 2 dullness and languor of spirits, arising from satiety or want of interest…
shivaree
[SHIV-uh-ree]
noun
An elaborate, noisy celebration.
These fucking Africans and their vevuzelas are creating the worst sounding shivaree since the air raid sirens sounded over London.
robustious
/roʊˈbʌs tʃəs/
adjective
1 a rough. b rude…
vespertine
[VES-per-tin]
adjective
Of, pertaining to, or occurring in the evening.
Luckily for me, my coke habit was largely vespertine in nature, and my coworkers didn’t have so much as a clue.
jape
/dʒeɪp/
verb
1 a to jest. b to play tricks…
lacuna
[luh-KYOO-nuh]
noun
A blank space; a missing part; a gap…
termagant
/ˈtɜr mə gənt/
noun
1 a boisterous, brawling, turbulent person (formerly applied to both sexes, now only to women)…