Educational

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

dissemble

[dih-sem-buhl]

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

persnickety

[per-snik-i-tee]

requiring painstaking care

turbulent

[tur-byuh-luhnt]

being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

cordate

[kawr-deyt]

heart-shaped

crwth

[krooth]

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

abjure

[ab-joor, ab-jur]

solemnly renounce

facile

[fas-il]

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

irrefragable

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]

not to be disputed or contested

acumen

[uh-kyoo-muhn]

keen insight; shrewdness

noetic

[noh-et-ik]

originating in or apprehended by the reason

imperious

[im-peer-ee-uhs]

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

anaphora

[uh-naf-er-uh]

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

exacerbation

[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

repine

[ri-pahyn]

to be fretfully discontented; fret; complain

hesperidium

[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]

the fruit of a citrus plant

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous

virulence

[vir-yuh-luhns]

venomous hostility or intense temper

onomatopoeia

[on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh]

the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent; often used for rhetorical, dramatic, or poetic effect

comely

[kuhm-lee]

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

chthonian

[thoh-nee-uhn]

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

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

buttress

[buh-tris]

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

peristyle

[per-uh-stahyl]

a colonnade surrounding a building or an open space