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guileless
[gahyl-lis]
free from guile; sincere; honest; straightforward; frank

yearning
[yur-ning]
deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

zeitgeist
[tsahyt-gahyst]
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time

fetching
[fech-ing]
charming; captivating

perpetuate
[per-pech-oo-eyt]
to enable or allow the continuation of into the future; keep alive (used most often in reference to something considered harmful or false)

entrench
[en-trench]
establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

bolide
[boh-lahyd]
a large, brilliant meteor, especially one that explodes; fireball

clerestory
[kleer-stawr-ee]
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

clinometer
[klahy-nom-i-ter]
an instrument used for measuring the angle or elevation of slopes

aphelion
[uh-fee-lee-uhn]
the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)

pretermit
[pree-ter-mit]
to let pass without notice; disregard

homonym
[hom-uh-nim]
each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

boondoggle
[boon-dog-uhl]
waste money or time on unnecessary or questionable projects

surmise
[ser-mahyz]
to think or infer without certain or strong evidence; conjecture; guess

diatribe
[dahy-uh-trahyb]
a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticism

pedagogy
[ped-uh-goh-jee]
the function or work of a teacher; teaching