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Main Entry: flib·ber·ti·gib·bet
Pronunciation: "fli-b&r-tE-'ji-b&t
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English flepergebet
: a silly flighty person
- flib·ber·ti·gib·bety [See the attached file]/-b&-tE/ adjective
Main Entry: ker·fuf·fle [See the attached file]
Pronunciation: k&r-'f&-f&l
Function: noun
Etymology: alteration of carfuffle, from Scots car- (probably from Scottish Gaelic cearr wrong, awkward) + fuffle to become disheveled
Main Entry: per·snick·e·ty [See the attached file]
Pronunciation: p&r-'sni-k&-tE
Function: adjective
Etymology: alteration of pernickety
1 a : fussy about small details : FASTIDIOUS b : having the characteristics of a snob
2 : requiring great precision
Main Entry: dis·com·bob·u·late [See the attached file]
Pronunciation: "dis-k&m-'bä-b(y)&-"lAt
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -lat·ed; -lat·ing
Etymology: probably alteration of discompose
: UPSET, CONFUSE
Main Entry: cal·li·pyg·ian [See the attached file]
Pronunciation: "ka-l&-'pi-j(E-)&n
Variant(s): or cal·li·py·gous [See the attached file]/-'pI-g&s/
Function: adjective
Etymology: Greek kallipygos, from kalli- + pygE buttocks
: having shapely buttocks
Main Entry: ser·en·dip·i·ty [See the attached file]
Pronunciation: -'di-p&-tE
Function: noun
Etymology: from its possession by the heroes of the Persian fairy tale The Three Princes of Serendip
: the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for