[ bih-gahyl ]

to pass time pleasantly

[ an-tuh-sep-tik ]

an antiseptic agent

[ zahr ]

(with a capital letter) the former ruler of Russia

[ mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm ]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

[ mit-i-geyt ]

to lessen in force or intensity, as wrath, grief, harshness, or pain; moderate

[ play-o-truh-pee ]

the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic

[ fas-il ]

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

[ voh-sif-uh-reyt ]

to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl

[ is-muhs ]

a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, especially when joining structures or cavities larger than itself