Educational

cunctation

[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]

lateness; delay

crwth

[krooth]

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

shibboleth

[shib-uh-lith]

a common saying or belief with little current meaning or truth

paraselene

[par-uh-si-lee-nee]

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

scuttle

[skuht-l]

to sink (a vessel) deliberately, especially by opening seacocks or making openings in the hull

adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

comport

[kuhm-pawrt]

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

invidious

[in-vid-ee-uhs]

calculated to create ill will or resentment or give offense; hateful

limivorous

[lahy-miv-er-uhs]

of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it

pretermit

[pree-ter-mit]

to let pass without notice; disregard

aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn]

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

sagacious

[suh-gey-shuhs]

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

vernal

[vur-nl]

of, in, or appropriate to spring

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

castigate

[kas-ti-geyt]

to criticize or reprimand severely

somber

[som-ber]

gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted

fipple

[fip-uhl]

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

transcend

[tran-send]

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

poignant

[poin-yuhnt]

keenly distressing to the feelings

erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-dahyt]

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

elusive

[ih-loo-siv]

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

impervious

[im-pur-vee-uhs]

not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable

adjourn

[uh-jurn]

to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely

abrogate

[ab-ruh-geyt]

to abolish by formal or official means; annul by an authoritative act; repeal