[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.]