Educational
impede
[im-peed]
to hold back in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder
nostalgic
[nuh-stal-jik]
experiencing or exhibiting nostalgia, a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation
blatant
[bleyt-nt]
brazenly obvious; flagrant
trepidation
[trep-i-dey-shuhn]
tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation
truckle
[truhk-uhl]
to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to)
antiseptic
[an-tuh-sep-tik]
pertaining to or affecting antisepsis; free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms
ulterior
[uhl-teer-ee-er]
being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed
toil
[toil]
to engage in hard and continuous work; labor arduously
excogitate
[eks-koj-i-teyt]
to think out; devise; invent
mesmerizing
[mez-muh-rahy-zing]
completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating
venerate
[ven-uh-reyt]
to regard or treat with reverence; revere
morass
[muh-ras]
an area of muddy or boggy ground
ascetic
[uh-set-ik]
relating to asceticism, the doctrine that one can reach a high spiritual state through the practice of extreme self-denial or self-mortification
adjourn
[uh-jurn]
to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely
impervious
[im-pur-vee-uhs]
not permitting penetration or passage; impenetrable
rutilant
[root-l-uhnt]
glowing or glittering with red or golden light
tantamount
[tan-tuh-mount]
equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification
abnegation
[ab-ni-gey-shuhn]
the act of relinquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc.
penniless
[pen-i-lis]
without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute
culpable
[kuhl-puh-buhl]
deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
insolent
[in-suh-luhnt]
boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting
efface
[ih-feys]
to wipe out; do away with; expunge
cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay
abjure
[ab-joor, ab-jur]
solemnly renounce