\ ˈsä-nə-rəs \ Adjective Imposingly deep and full (referring to a voice or sound) From Latin sonor, meaning “sound” The actor’s sonorous voice filled the auditorium.

\ ˈsaŋ-gwən \ Adjective Optimistic or positive, especially in a difficult situation From Latin sanguineus, meaning “of blood” Despite the challenges, she remained sanguine about the future.

\ im-ˈbrō-lē-ō \ Noun An extremely confused, complicated, or embarrassing situation From Italian imbrogliare, meaning “to confuse” The political imbroglio left the nation in disarray.

\ lə-ˈkä-nik \ Adjective Using very few words From Greek Lakonikos, referring to the terse speech of Spartans His laconic reply left much to be desired in terms of detail.

\ əb-ˈsē-kwē-əs \ Adjective Obedient or attentive to an excessive or servile degree From Latin obsequiosus, meaning “compliant” The obsequious waiter hovered over us all night.

\ i-ˈni-mə-tə-bəl \ Adjective So good or unique as to be impossible to copy From Latin inimitabilis, meaning “not able to be imitated” Her inimitable style made her a fashion

\ ab-ˈskänd \ Verb To leave hurriedly and secretly, typically to avoid detection From Latin abscondere, meaning “to hide away” The thief absconded with the jewels before anyone noticed.

\ ˌpəl-krə-ˈtüd-nəs \ Adjective Having great physical beauty From Latin pulchritudo, meaning “beauty” The pulchritudinous sunset took my breath away.

\ ˈfla-bər-ˌgast \ Verb To surprise (someone) greatly; astonish Of uncertain origin, possibly from flabbergasted, a colloquial term from the 18th century I was flabbergasted when I learned the news.

\ pə-ˈri-frə-səs \ Noun The use of indirect and circumlocutory speech or writing From Greek peri “around” + phrazein “to declare” His speech was full of periphrasis, making it difficult