[ er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-dahyt ]

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

[ muh-ras ]

an area of muddy or boggy ground

[ soh-dah-duh ]

a deep emotional state of melancholic longing for a person or thing that is absent

[ pur-tn-uhnt ]

pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant

[ kom-uh-ney-tuh-ree ]

a threat of punishment or vengeance

[ pruh-dij-uhs ]

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

[ gawr-muhn-dahyz ]

to eat greedily or ravenously

[ ri-puhg-nuhnt ]

extremely distasteful; unacceptable

[ in-fat-u-at-ed ]

possessed by a foolish or extravagant passion, especially for another person