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16. Dumdum n. a term for a wide range of soft ammunition
                     adj a variation of calling someone dumb.

17. Hobbledehoy /ˈhäbəldēˌhoi/   n. a clumsy or awkward teenager
                                                       adj. clumsy or awkward

18. lazulitte  / xx  n. a phosphate mineral which is blue in color
                          adj. a shade of blue

19. Prurient / ˈpro͝orēənt/ xx adj. lascivious; salacious; having excessive interest in sexual matters

20. Reel /rēl/  - v. loose one's balance; lurch violently;
                             
                            n. a device such as a cylinder or spool or frame

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11. Kablooie or kablooey  /kəˈblo͞oē/  adj  ruined; destroyed; blown apart; meltdown

12. Smorgasbord  /ˈsmôrgəsˌbôrd/  originally of Scandinavian  lunch buffet consisting of hot and cold  hors d'oeuvres, cheese, etc ; a wide range of choices; variety

13. Esoteric /ˌesəˈterik/ adj hard to understand; only taught to and understood by a limited group or number of people; obscure

14. Wack /wak/ adj. inferior or bad.
                          n. crazy or eccentric person, worthless ideas

15. Jorts n. jean shorts. Shorts  made of denim

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6. Kilim n. ( of Persian origin) tapestry woven rugs or carpets. Can function as a prayer rug or decorative carpet.

7. Charette  \shuh-ret\ v. (French)  the intense final effort made by architectural students to complete their solutions to a given architectural problem in an allotted time or the period in which such an effort is made.

8. Amity  \ˈa-mə-tē\  n. a feeling of friendship; friendly relation between two or more parties

9. Sarcophagus /särˈkäfəgəs/ plural, sarchophagi  (of Greek origin) n. a stone coffin; funeral receptacle usually with adorned with inscriptions. Was used in ancient Rome and Egypt

10. Kaput \kə-ˈpu̇t\  adj - completely ruined; destroyed; defeated; no longer functional   

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1. Grok / ɡrɒk/   v. to understand intuitely or by empathy. 
  synonym: decipher, comprehend

 2. Gumption /ˈgʌmpʃən/ common sense or resourcefulness; initiative; spunk

 3. Sangfroid  \ˈsäⁿ-ˈf(r)wä\  n. (French)  calmness, composure; poise; coolness

 4. Suzerain \ˈsü-zə-rən\  n. a superior feudal lord; a dominant state controlling the foreign relations of a        another  state but allowing sovereign authority in its internal affairs.

 5. Freegan n. /friːɡən/  freeganism - the practice of reclaiming and using excess or discarded food instead of
buying them; a type of eco extremist practice