[ fur-fee ]

a false report; rumor

[ brak-ish ]

having a slightly salty or briny flavor

[ hutz-pah ]

informal shameless audacity; impudence

[ an-frak-choo-uhs ]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

[ blan-dish-muhnt ]

a flattering or pleasing statement or action used to persuade someone gently to do something

[ sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs ]

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

[ pyoo-uh-suhnt; pwis-uhnt ]

powerful; mighty; potent

[ ab-jekt ]

(of a person or their behavior) completely without pride or dignity; self-abasing

[ tawr-ee ]

an American colonist who supported the British side during the American Revolution