[ buh-naw-sik ]

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

[ mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm ]

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

[ in-awr-dn-it ]

unusually or disproportionately large; excessive

[ kol-er-ik ]

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

[ bilk ]

to defraud; cheat

[ bon-uh-mee ]

frank and simple good-heartedness; a good-natured manner; friendliness; geniality

[ muh-ras ]

a complicated or confused situation

[ uh-mal-guhm ]

a blend or mixture

[ hol-uh-freyz ]

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"