pen y@ ri noun severe poverty; pennilessness. Her paintings now sell for millions, but, during her lifetime, the artist had lived in penury.

fek lihs adjective 1.  weak or incompetent; ineffective. His feckless efforts at appeasing her only served to anger her more. 2.  worthless or irresponsible. That silly girl has gotten herself involved with…

flu məks (informal) to confuse or puzzle. She was flummoxed by his angry reaction to her act of kindness.

maen deIt noun 1. a commission given to a country to administer territory on behalf of an international body such as, formerly, the League of Nations. Britain was given a mandate over…

pap ihn jeI noun a vain, frivolous, and talkative person.