celestial Pronunciation: \sə-ˈles-chəl, Function: adjective

1. celestial Pronunciation: \sə-ˈles-chəl, Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin caelestis celestial, from caelum sky Date: 14th century 1: of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity <celestial beings> 2: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens <the sun, moon, and stars are celestial bodies>

2. circumvent Pronunciation: \ˌsər-kəm-ˈvent\ Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin circumventus, past participle of circumvenire, from circum- + venire to come — more at come Date: 1539 1 a: to hem in b: to make a circuit around 2: to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem

3. hipster Pronunciation: \ˈhip-stər\ Function: noun Etymology: 4hip Date: 1940 1: a person who is unusually aware of and interested in new and unconventional patterns (as in jazz or fashion)

5. plague Pronunciation: \ˈplāg\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike — more at plaint Date: 14th century 1 a: a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b: a destructively numerous influx <a plague of locusts> 2 a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence — called also black death

6. Plague is an infectious disease caused by the bacillus transmitted by the rat flea. It is primarily a disease of rodents, and epidemics in human beings originate in contact with the fleas of infected rodents.

7. I love cheese. The plague I do.

8. regatta Pronunciation: \ri-ˈgä-tə, -ˈga-\ Function: noun Etymology: Italian regata Date: 1652 1: a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races

9. mandible Pronunciation: \ˈman-də-bəl\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin mandibula, from Latin mandere to chew; probably akin to Greek masasthai to chew Date: 15th century 1 a: jaw 1a; especially : a lower jaw consisting of a single bone or completely fused bones

10. serene • Pronunciation: \sə-ˈrēn\ • Function: adjective • Etymology: Middle English, from Latin serenus clear, cloudless, untroubled Date: 15th century • 1 a: clear and free of storms or unpleasant change <serene skies> b: shining bright and steady <the moon, serene in glory — Alexander Pope>2:august —used as part of a title <His Serene Highness>3: marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude <

11. preclude Pronunciation: \pri-ˈklüd\ Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin praecludere, from prae- + claudere to close — more at close Date: 1629 preclude - keep from happening or arising; make impossible; “Your role in the school play precludes your involvement in student council."

12. Romance Pronunciation: \rō-ˈman(t)s, rə-; ˈrō-ˌ\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English romauns, from Anglo-French romanz French, narrative in French, from Medieval Latin Romanice in a vernacular (as opposed to Latin), from Late Latin Romanus Gallo-Romance speaker (as opposed to a Frank), from Latin, Roman Date: 14th century 1 a (1): a medieval tale based on legend, chivalric love and adventure, or the supernatural (2): a prose narrative treating imaginary characters involved in events remote in time or place and usually heroic, adventurous, or mysterious (3): a love story especially in the form of a novel

14. despicable Pronunciation: \di-ˈspi-kə-bəl, ˈdes-(ˌ)pi-\ Function: adjective Etymology: Late Latin despicabilis, from Latin despicari to despise Date: 1553 1: deserving to be despised : so worthless or obnoxious as to rouse moral Indignation <despicable behavior> synonyms see contemptible