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    flex∙i∙con

    /ˈfleksɪkɑn/

    noun

    the part of a person's vocabulary that is possibly made up.

    "My mom just added 'hangry' to her flexicon."

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    bla∙sé faire

    /blɑˈzeɪ ˌfeə(ɹ)/

    adjective

    an unconcerned or unfazed attitude toward a situation, allowing a high degree of freedom.

    "Marie decided to let her kids draw on the walls. She's very blasé faire about it."

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    fea∙son∙a∙ble

    /ˈfēz(ə)nəb(ə)l/

    adjective

    Both feasible and reasonable.

    "It's feasonable to make it to downtown in 20 minutes."

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    flus∙trat∙ed

    /ˈfləˌstrādəd/

    adjective

    Feeling or expressing distress and agitation.

    "Tripping over his words, he became flustrated."

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    hands-off∙ish

    /ˌhandsˈôfiSH/

    adjective

    coldly uninvolved.

    "I asked Darren to help set up chairs, but he's being very hands-offish."

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    clinch∙pin

    /ˌklin(t)SH'pin/

    noun

    the final and most important part of a plan.

    "Robbing the casino is the easy part. It's the getaway that's the clinchpin."

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    old∙er∙ly

    /ˈōldərlē/

    adjective

    (of a person) old or aging.

    "The movie theater has a discount for olderly people."

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    shor∙tur∙oys

    /ˈSHôrtəˌrois/

    noun

    a pair of corduroys that have been cut into shorts.

    "Ben's wardrobe is composed mostly of jorts and shorturoys."

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    taun∙ta∙lize

    /ˈtôn(t)lˌīz/

    verb

    tease (someone) with the sight or promise of something unobtainable.

    "The dog is tauntalized by the smell of that bacon."