Fun
dragoon
[druh-goon]
to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress
aquiver
[uh-kwiv-er]
in a state of trepidation or vibrant agitation; trembling; quivering
frolic
[frol-ik]
to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp
grotto
[grot-oh]
an artificial cavern-like recess or structure
bamboozle
[bam-boo-zuhl]
to deceive or get the better of (someone) by trickery, flattery, or the like
copacetic
[koh-puh-set-ik]
fine; completely satisfactory; OK
pummel
[puhm-uhl ]
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists
piggyback
[pig-ee-bak]
to attach or ally to as or as if part of the same thing
pinochle
[pee-nuhk-uhl]
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck
fussbudget
[fuhs-buhj-it]
a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person
winebibber
[wahyn-bib-er]
a person who drinks a lot wine
perky
[pur-kee]
jaunty; cheerful; brisk; pert
antic
[an-tik]
a playful trick or prank; caper
zany
[zey-nee]
ludicrously or whimsically comical; clownish
jovial
[joh-vee-uhl]
endowed with or characterized by a hearty, joyous humor or a spirit of good-fellowship
adulate
[aj-uh-leyt]
to show excessive admiration or devotion to; flatter or admire servilely
vamoose
[va-moos]
to leave hurriedly or quickly; decamp.
pompous
[pom-puhs]
characterized by an ostentatious display of dignity or importance
bauble
[baw-buhl]
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw
nonpareil
[non-puh-rel]
having no equal; peerless
picaroon
[pik-uh-roon]
a rogue or a scoundrel
esprit
[e-spree]
sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence
funambulist
[fyoo-nam-byuh-list]
a tightrope walker
ragamuffin
[rag-uh-muhf-in]
a person, typically a child, in ragged, dirty clothes