Educational

commemorate

[kuh-mem-uh-reyt]

to serve as a memorial or reminder of

unprecedented

[un-pre-ted]

entirely new

pylon

[pay-lon]

a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races

lotion

[l-oshun]

a liquid or cream applied to the skin for moisturizing or healing.

elicit

[ih-lis-it]

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

adjure

[adj-ur-e]

to earnestly request or urge someone to do something.

entwine

[en-twyn]

to twist or coil something around another

daily

[d-aily]

occurring every day or on a routine basis.

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

deplete

[dih-pleet]

to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

cabal

[kuh-bal]

a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner

incompetent

[ink-omp-et-ent]

lacking the necessary skills, ability, or qualifications to perform a task successfully.

carnation

[kahr-ney-shuhn]

any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio

banshee

[ban-shee]

(in Irish legend) a female spirit whose wailing warns of an impending death in a house

arty

[ahr-tee]

pretentious or overly interested in artistic pursuits

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

vermouth

[ver-mooth]

a white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, and bitters have been steeped to make it aromatic

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

in law, to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

skittish

[skit-ish]

apt to start or shy

accrete

[uh-kreet]

to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)

triptych

[trip-tik]

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus