
Dunce, dismal, disaster…it’s been one of those weeks.

/ˈɛksɪdʒ(ə)nsi/ /ˈɛgzɪ-; ɪgˈzɪdʒ(ə)nsi/. An instance of urgent, pressing demand or necessity. A desperate quality.

/bi:d/. A small, usually spherical, piece of jewelry. A drop of moisture. A bubble. A small globule. A bead on a rosary. A prayer.

/fəʊk/ noun. A people; a nation (collectively). A species; a kind. One’s family or kin.