tocsin

[TOCK-sin]

noun

A warning.

My boss issued me a stern tocsin after being caught with my pants down in the supply room.

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melange

[may-LAHNZH]

noun

A mixture; a medley.

I laid out a melange of drugs on the mirror-top coffee table and everyone became my best friend.

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schmaltz

Excessively sentimental, especially with art and music.

Jessie was sucker for funny guys that could make her laugh without resorting to excessive schmaltz. She was also extremely lonely…

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abscond

[ab-SKOND]

intrans

verb. To depart secretly; to steal away and hide oneself.

Little did I know that my craigslist hookup absconded with my prized, late-renaissance chess board.

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inveigle

[in-VAY-guhl]

trans

verb. To obtain by ingenuity or flattery.

I tried to inveigle her into my bed with promises of cocaine, but she knew I wasn’t holding.

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multifarious

[muhl-tuh-FAIR-ee-uhs]

adjective

Having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified.

A multifarious sexual repertoire is required if one wants to keep his or her mate from fleeing the nest.

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discourse

/ˈdɪskɔrs/

noun

1 a conversation. b talk. 2 the art and manner of speaking and conversing…

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