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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verbose

/vərˈboʊs/

adjective

1 abounding in words. 2 using or containing more words than are necessary…

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aerie

/ˈɛəri/

noun

An elevated often secluded dwelling, structure, or position.

The freckle was perched in an aerie of the largest, most exquisitely shaped breasts Allen ever saw.

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nonplus

[non-PLUHS]

trans

verb. To confound; to perplex; to bewilder.

She told him that she contracted syphilis from a one-night stand with a carnival worker and he seemed nonplussed by the news, but inside he was busy fantasizing about revenge.

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gasconade

[gas-kuh-NEYD]

noun

Extravagant boasting; boastful talk.

She couldn’t help but overhear the next table’s gasconade about penis length, girth, and stamina.

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benignant

[bih-NIG-nuhnt]

adjective

 Kind; gracious.Beneficial; favorable.

Joseph, my dealer, was benignant enough to let try my first line of cocaine for free.

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anneal

[uh-NEEL]

verb

To toughen or temper.

A yearlong obsession with clothespins annealed her nipples to two unfeeling entities.

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