Educational
assail
[uh-seyl]
to attack vigorously or violently; assault
infatuation
[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn]
foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this
abscission
[ab-sizh-uhn]
the act of cutting off; sudden termination
protrude
[proh-trood]
to thrust forward; cause to project
somber
[som-ber]
gloomily dark; shadowy; dimly lighted
irrefragable
[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]
not to be disputed or contested
peculate
[pek-yuh-leyt ]
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle
oratorical
[awr-uh-tawr-i-kuhl]
given to oratory
betrothed
[bih-trohthd]
engaged to be married
crestfallen
[krest-faw-luhn]
dejected; dispirited; discouraged
gallant
[gal-uhnt ]
brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous
subterfuge
[suhb-ter-fyooj]
an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.
abridge
[uh-brij]
to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents
interpolate
[in-tur-puh-leyt]
to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate
obliterate
[uh-blit-uh-reyt]
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
amicable
[am-i-kuh-buhl]
characterized by or showing goodwill; friendly; peaceable
innovative
[in-uh-vey-tiv]
tending to innovate, or introduce something new or different; characterized by innovation
elicit
[ih-lis-it]
to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke
recline
[ri-klahyn]
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position
accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)
analytical
[an-l-it-i-kuhl]
skilled in or habitually using analysis
polemic
[puh-lem-ik]
a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.
conventional
[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]
conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste
abysmal
[uh-biz-muhl]
extremely bad; appalling