spartan [ˈspär-tᵊn] [simple and severe with no comfort.]
hard-bitten [ˈhärd-ˈbi-tᵊn] [Callous and toughened by experience]
stoic [ˈstō-ik] [determined not to complain or show your feelings, especially when something bad happens to you.]
storm [ˈstȯrm] [to attack a place or building by entering suddenly in great numbers.]
besiege [bi-ˈsēj] [To beset or surround with armed forces for the purpose of compelling to surrender, to lay siege to, beleaguer.]
pithy [ˈpi-thē] [Concise and meaningful.]
counter [ˈkau̇n-tər] [a long, flat, narrow surface or table in a shop, bank, restaurant, etc. at which people are served.]
lush [ˈləsh] [a person who regularly drinks too much alcohol.]
gulp [ˈgəlp] [The usual amount swallowed.]
daintily [ˈdān-tə-lē] [in an attractive, careful way, especially used about something small or having small movements.]
nibble [ˈni-bəl] [A small, quick bite taken with the front teeth.]
stem [ˈstem] [the thin vertical part of a glass or similar container that joins the part that holds liquid to the flat bottom part on which it stands.]
belligerent [bə-ˈlij--ˈli-jə-rənt] [A state or other armed participant in warfare]
cuckoo [ˈkü-(ˌ)kü] [brid, silly or crazy.]
accustomed [ə-ˈkə-stəmd] [(of a person) Familiar with something through repeated experience; adapted to existing conditions.]
jetliner [ˈjet-ˌlī-nər] [A jet-propelled airliner.]
veer [ˈvir] [to change direction.]
disoriented [(ˌ)dis-ˈȯr-ē-ˌen-təd] [To cause to lose orientation or direction.]
fume [ˈfyüm] [A gas or vapour/vapor that is strong-smelling or dangerous to inhale.]
assail [ə-ˈsāl] [To attack with harsh words or violent force (also figuratively).]
nostril [ˈnä-strəl] [either of the two openings in the nose through which air moves when you breathe.]
reek [ˈrēk] [A strong unpleasant smell.]
sway [ˈswā] [to move slowly from side to side.]
prosecutor [ˈprä-si-ˌkyü-tər] [a legal official who accuses someone of committing a crime, especially in a law court.]
artistic [är-ˈti-stik] [Having or revealing creative skill.]
high-flown [ˈhī-ˈflōn] [Pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative]
grandiose [ˈgran-dē-ˌōs] [Large and impressive, in size, scope or extent]
pompous [ˈpäm-pəs] [Affectedly grand, solemn or self-important.]
progeny [ˈprä-jə-nē] [Offspring or descendants considered as a group.]
fraternity [frə-ˈtər-nə-tē] [a group of people who have the same job or interest.]
sapiens [ˈsa-pē-ənz] [modern humans considered together as a species.]
stutter [ˈstə-tər] [A speech disorder characterised by stuttering.]
stammer [ˈsta-mər] [The involuntary repetition of a sound in speech.]
discriminate [di-ˈskri-mə-ˌnāt] [To make distinctions.]
chatter [ˈcha-tər] [Talk, especially meaningless or unimportant talk.]
magnitude [ˈmag-nə-ˌtüd] [The absolute or relative size, extent or importance of something.]
multitude [ˈməl-tə-ˌtüd] [A great amount or number, often of people; abundance, myriad, profusion.]
overture [ˈō-vər-ˌchu̇r] [a piece of music that is an introduction to a longer piece, especially an opera.]
revolver [ri-ˈväl-vər] [A handgun with a revolving chamber enabling several shots to be fired without reloading.]
radical [ˈra-di-kəl] [believing or expressing the belief that there should be great or extreme social or political change.]
unfold [ˌən-ˈfōld] [If a situation or story unfolds, it develops or becomes clear to other people.]
analogy [ə-ˈna-lə-jē] [A relationship of resemblance or equivalence between two situations, people, or objects, especially when used as a basis for explanation or extrapolation.]
incessant [(ˌ)in-ˈse-sᵊnt] [Without pause or stop; not ending, especially to the point of annoyance.]
upheaval [ˌəp-ˈhē-vəl] [Change, from one state to another]
flossy [ˈflä-sē] [very bright, colourful, or expensive in a way that is intended to get attention and admiration.]
tadpole [ˈtad-ˌpōl] [A young toad or frog in its larval stage of development that lives in water, has a tail and no legs, and, like a fish, breathes through gills.]