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totter

[tot-er]

to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall

listless

[list-lis]

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent

usurp

[yoo-surp]

to seize and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right

penniless

[pen-i-lis]

without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute

sommelier

[suhm-uhl-yey]

a wine butler; also used to denote a certified wine professional

jaded

[jey-did]

worn out or wearied, as by overwork or overuse

oust

[oust]

to expel or remove from a place or position occupied

trousseau

[troo-soh]

an outfit, clothing, or linen for a bride

omnipresent

[om-nuh-prez-uhnt]

present everywhere at the same time

hoarse

[hawrs]

having a rough or harsh-sounding voice

haunt

[hawnt]

to recur persistently to the consciousness of; remain with

cordial

[kawr-juhl]

courteous and gracious; friendly; warm

renege

[ri-neg]

archaic: to deny, disown, or renounce

invigorate

[in-vig-uh-reyt]

to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize

zwetschenwasser

[zwet-shun-waz-er]

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste

precipitate

[pri-sip-i-teyt]

headlong

akimbo

[uh-kim-boh]

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

purport

[per-pawrt]

to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely

repudiate

[ri-pyoo-dee-eyt ]

to reject as having no authority or binding force

divergent

[dih-vur-juhnt]

diverging; differing; deviating

to expect

[to ik-spekt]

to regard something as likely to happen or to await something

nonprehensile

[non-pri-hen-sil]

not adapted for grasping or holding

devise

[dih-vahyz]

to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas

cheese

[cheez]

the curd of milk that has been pressed and ripened for use as afood