CALABOOSE

[KAL-uh-booss]

jail, especially a local jail

RALLENTANDO

[rah-luhn-TAHN-doh]

slackening, becoming slower or winding down

PLASTRON

[PLASS-trun]

a quilted pad worn in fencing practice to protect the chest, waist and weapon side

SABOT

[sa-BOH]

a wooden shoe worn in various European countries

INANITION

[in-uh-NISH-un]

the exhausted condition that results from lack of food and water

NOSTOMANIA

[nos-tuh-MEY-nee-uh]

an irresistible complusion to return home; intense homesickness

INCUNABULA

[in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luh]

the earliest stages or first traces of anything

LAGNIAPPE

[LAN-yap]

a small gift given to a customer by a merchant at the time of purchase

XYST

[zist]

a garden walkway planted and bordered with trees

YIPS

[YIPS]

a state of nervous tension affecting an athlete (such as a golfer) in the performance of a crucial action