Educational

cunctation

[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]

lateness; delay

precipitate

[pri-sip-i-teyt]

headlong

dissimulate

[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

vindicate

[vin-di-keyt]

to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the like

excoriate

[ik-skawr-ee-eyt]

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

corrie

[kor-ee]

a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

subterfuge

[suhb-ter-fyooj]

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

conflate

[kuhn-fleyt]

to fuse into one entity; merge

stownlins

[stoun-linz]

secretly, stealthily

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

portend

[pawr-tend]

to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

achene

[ey-keen]

a small, dry one-seeded fruit that does not open to release the seed

insouciant

[in-soo-see-uhnt]

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

hamartia

[hah-mahr-tee-uh]

a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine

embroil

[em-broil]

to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife

copious

[koh-pee-uhs]

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

clerestory

[kleer-stawr-ee]

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

choleric

[kol-er-ik]

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible

coruscating

[kawr-uh-skeyt-ing]

flashing or sparkling

aphelion

[uh-fee-lee-uhn]

the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)

calumny

[kal-uhm-nee]

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

efface

[ih-feys]

to wipe out; do away with; expunge

adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste