nibble at something persistently
gnaw
a dome shaped muscular partition separating the throax
diaphragm
a place where people pay to sit and eat
restaurant
an expert judge in matters of taste
connoisseur
(kaa-nuh-sur)
a person wishing to do what is right
conscientious
a person who applies for a job or nominated for election
candidate
a person who provides a massage
masseuse
(muh-soos)
the study of spirits
pneumatology
(new-muh-taw-luh-jee)
mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together
camaraderie
(kaa-mr-aa-dr-ee)
doing something in a lazy way
lackadaisical
(lak-uh-day-zee-kul)
an army officer
colonel
(kern-el)
a system of government
bureaucracy
(byoo-raa-kruh-see)
complex patterns of colors
kaleidoscope
words that sounds like the thing they refer to
onomatopoeia
(on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh)
duck-billed dinosaur
parasaurolophus
(peh-ruh-saw-raa-luh-fuhs)
providing physical ease and relaxation
comfortable
a person who starts a business
entrepreneur
a type of brown sauce
Worcestershire
(wuss-tuhr-sheer)
bacteria commonly found on the skin
staphylococci
(staf-uh-loh-kahk-sahy)
alphabetically arranged
abecedarian
a person with a discerning palate
gourmet
causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way
mischievous
a romantic meeting or appointment
rendezvous
(Ron-duh-voo)
a figure of speech
synecdoche
(sin-ek-duh-kee)
elegant word for starters
hor d'oeuvres (or-derv)