pule \PYOOL\ (intransitive verb) - To whimper; to whine.

"Darla's fretting and puling over her missing feline were such that she was banished to the furthest, most sound-proofed room in the domicile."

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clerisy \KLER-i-see\ (noun) - The well-educated class; the literati; the intelligentsia.

"While Terry fancied himself one of the clerisy, his friends thought of him as nothing so much as a know-it-all and blowhard."

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nonplus \non-PLUS, NON-plus\ (verb tr.) - To put at a loss for what to do, think, or say; perplex. (noun) 0 -A state of perplexity or bewilderment.

"The Native-American Navajo Code Talkers used a code created with their ...Read More

temerarious \tem-uh-RAIR-ee-uhs\ (adjective) - Recklessly or presumptuously daring; rash.

"I have confessed myself a temerarious theologian, and in that passage from boyhood to manhood I ranged widely in my search for ...Read More

small beer \small beer\ (noun) - 1 : Weak beer. 2 : Insignificant matters; something of little importance.

(adjective) - 1 : Unimportant; trivial.

"While Mary was concerned that they would be considered insignificant ...Read More

pernicious \pur-NISH-uhs\ (adjective) - Causing great harm; deadly; wicked.

"After his visit to management's floor, Dave came to the conclusion that the bulk of them were the most pernicious race of little odious vermin ...Read More