tocsin
[TOCK-sin]
noun
A warning.
My boss issued me a stern tocsin after being caught with my pants down in the supply room.
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.
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…
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.
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.
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.
discourse
/ˈdɪskɔrs/
noun
1 a conversation. b talk. 2 the art and manner of speaking and conversing…