1. celestial Pronunciation: \sə- ˈ les-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 2: of or relating to the sky or visible heavens

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

3. hipster Pronunciation: \ ˈ hip-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: \ ˈ plāg\ Function: noun Etymology: Middle English plage, from Late Latin plaga, from Latin, blow; akin to Latin plangere to strike — more at plaintplaint Date: 14th century 1 a: a disastrous evil or affliction : calamity b: a destructively numerouscalamity influx 2 a: an epidemic disease causing a high rate of mortality : pestilence — called also black deathpestilence

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. The plague I love cheese. I do.

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

9. mandible Pronunciation: \ ˈ man-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 bonesjaw

10. serene Pronunciation: \sə- ˈ rēn\ Function: adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin serenus clear, cloudless, untroubled Date: 15th century 1 a: clear and free of storms or unpleasant change b: shining bright and steady 2: august —used as part of a title 3: marked by or suggestive of utter calm and unruffled repose or quietude <august

11. preclude Pronunciation: \pri- ˈ klüd\ Function: transitive verb Etymology: Latin praecludere, from prae- + claudere to close — more at closeclose 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- ˈ man(t)s, rə-; ˈ rō- 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- ˈ spi-kə-bəl, ˈ des-( 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 moraldespised Indignation synonyms see contemptiblecontemptible