Word

tangerine
DEFINITION
noun
1a. any of various mandarin oranges that have usually deep orange skin and pulp; broadly : the fruit of a mandarin;
b. a tree producing tangerines;
2. a moderate to strong reddish orange.

teem
DEFINITION
verb
1. to become filled to overflowing;
2. to be present in large quantity.

small beer
DEFINITION
noun
1. weak or inferior beer;
2. something of small importance : trivia.

senescence
DEFINITION
noun
1. the state of being old : the process of becoming old;
2. the growth phase in a plant or plant part (as a leaf) from full maturity to death.

redoubtable
DEFINITION
adjective
1. causing fear or alarm : formidable;
2. illustrious, eminent; broadly : worthy of respect.

arch
DEFINITION
adjective
1. principal, chief;
2a. mischievous, saucy;
b. marked by a deliberate and often forced playfulness, irony, or impudence.

refulgence
DEFINITION
noun
: a radiant or resplendent quality or state : brilliance.

pratfall
DEFINITION
noun
1. a fall on the buttocks;
2. a humiliating mishap or blunder.

stymie
DEFINITION
verb
: to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of.

acephalous
DEFINITION
adjective
1. lacking a head or having the head reduced;
2. lacking a governing head or chief.

belfry
DEFINITION
noun
1. a bell tower; especially : one surmounting or attached to another structure;
2. a room or framework for enclosing a bell;
3. head.

jilt
DEFINITION
verb
: to drop (someone, such as a lover) capriciously or unfeelingly.