Day 28

lessen in intensity

uh-BAYT

to lessen in intensity, degree or amount

sour or bitter

uh-SUHR-bik

sour or bitter

inform

uh-PRAHYZ

to inform or notify

lessen

uh-SWAYZH

to ease or lessen the intensity of something (pain or distress)

harmonize

uh-TOON

to bring into harmony

utter meaningless

bab-ble

to utter words or sound imperfectly or without meaning

clumsy person

BLUHN-der-buhs

ancient weapon; a clumsy person

change causing

KAA-tuh-lihst

a person or thing that causes change

concluding piece

KO-duh

concluding section to a musical or literary piece ; something that concludes

proportionate

kuh-MEN-sur-it

matching or proportionate in size, amount or other property

make up

kon-KOKT

to prepare by combining different things, especially in cookery ; to devise

abridge

kuhn-DENS

to make denser; abridge

nuptial

KON-juh-guhl

pertaining to marriage

sociable

kuhn-VIV-ee-uhl

cheerful and friendly

compare

KAWR-uh-leyt

to place in a mutual relation; have a mutual relation

respect

DEF-ruhn(t)s

respect or regard for something or someone

lament

dih-PLAWR

to regret strongly

harmful

de-truh-MEN-tl

harmful; damaging

amateur

DIH-luh-tahnt

one with an amateurish or superficial interest in a branch of knowledge

dig up

dis-in-TUR

dig up from the earth

put on

don

put on (esp. of clothes)

equilibrium

EE-kwuh-poiz

an equal distribution of weight; equilibrium

ancestry

yoo-JEN-iks

study of methods to improve the physical and mental qualities of human race

objectionable

ik-SEP-shuh-nuh-buhl

being likely to cause objection; objectionable

pretend

feynt

pretended attack; to make a false show

concerned with iron

FER-uhs

concerned with iron or its compounds

imitation

FAWR-juh-ree

counterfeiting

excessive

ih-MOD-er-it

excessive; extreme

evil spirit

IN-kyuh-buhs

evil spirit; nightmarish thing

scatter

in-ter-SPURS

to scatter here and there

door frame

jam

a vertical side member of a doorframe, window frame, or lining

spiritless

LIHST-lihs

spiritless, languid

persuader

LOB-ee-ist

person who tries to persuade someone to support a particular cause

move clumsily

LUHM-buhr

to move clumsily or heavily

shining

LUHS-truhs

shining

volatile

muhr-KYOOR-ee-uhl

characterized by unpredictable change in mood; temperamental

ordinary

mun-DAYN

not interesting; worldly

small morsel

NIB-uhl

to show a slight interest in an offer, idea etc.; to eat in small bites; a small morsel

ambiguous

uhb-SKYOOR

difficult to understand; partially hidden

traveling

peh-ruh-puh-THE-tihk

traveling, itinerant

irritable

PET-yoo-lunt

impatient, bad-tempered; sulky

diligent

SED-yoo-lus

diligent and hard-working

resentment

UHM-brihj

offense, resentment

awkward

uhn-KOOTH

awkward, unmannerly

tramp

VEY-gruhnt

a person of no settled abode, income, or job; tramp