Educational

transcend

[tran-send]

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

solder

[sod-er]

to join closely and intimately

chthonian

[thoh-nee-uhn]

of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

zeitgeber

[tsahyt-gey-ber]

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

halcyon

[hal-see-uhn]

calm; peaceful; tranquil

connive

[kuh-nahyv]

to cooperate secretly; conspire (often followed by with)

plenteous

[plen-tee-uhs]

plentiful; copious; abundant

quisling

[kwiz-ling]

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

vocational

[voh-key-shuh-nl]

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

copious

[koh-pee-uhs]

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

insouciant

[in-soo-see-uhnt]

free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant

polemic

[puh-lem-ik]

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

obviate

[ob-vee-eyt]

to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary

contumacious

[kon-too-mey-shuhs]

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

infinitesimal

[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]

extremely small; an indefinitely small quantity

obdurate

[ob-doo-rit]

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

eponym

[ep-uh-nim]

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

exoneration

[ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn]

the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge

facile

[fas-il]

moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality

triskaidekaphobia

[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]

a fear of the number 13

erudite

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

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

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

cunctation

[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]

lateness; delay