Educational
foment
[foh-ment]
to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of
bandicoot
[ban-di-koot]
a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea
contemporary
[kuhn-tem-puh-rer-ee]
of the present time; modern
arcadian
[ahr-kay-dee-uhn]
relating to a real or imaginary place offering peace and simplicity
kismet
[kiz-met]
fate; destiny
scathing
[skey-thing]
bitterly severe, as in a remark
transcend
[tran-send]
to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed
sepulchral
[suh-puhl-kruhl]
relating to a tomb or burial
mediate
[mee-dee-eyt]
to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.
glisten
[glis-uhn]
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously
accost
[uh-kawst]
to confront boldly
borborygmus
[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]
a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines
contumacious
[kon-too-mey-shuhs]
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient
scrupulous
[skroo-pyuh-luhs]
punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact
malapropism
[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]
an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound
adjudicate
[uh-joo-di-keyt]
to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence
consolidate
[kuhn-sol-i-deyt]
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine
astronomical
[as-truh-nom-i-kuhl]
extremely large; exceedingly great; enormous
anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the use of a word referring to or replacing a word used earlier in a sentence, to avoid repetition, such as "I like it and so do they"
rowdy
[rou-dee]
slang; great; very enjoyable, often with boisterous fun
ageism
[ey-jiz-uhm]
discrimination against persons of a certain age group
disquieting
[dis-kwahy-i-ting]
causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing
gullible
[guhl-uh-buhl]
easily deceived or cheated
penetralia
[pen-i-trey-lee-uh]
the most private or secret things