Educational
transpire
[tran-spahyuhr]
to occur, happen; take place
fortuitous
[fawr-too-i-tuhs]
happening or produced by chance; accidental
smorgasbord
[smawr-guhs-bawrd]
a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
brumal
[broo-muhl]
wintry
fatuous
[fach-oo-uhs]
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless
coax
[kohks]
to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole
atrocious
[uh-troh-shuhs]
horrifyingly bad or unpleasant
marital
[mar-i-tl]
of or relating to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial
servile
[se-rvi-ile]
subservient
encroaching
[en-kroh-ching]
advancing beyond proper, accepted, or usual limits; making gradual inroads into or onto something
vitiate
[vish-ee-eyt]
to impair or weaken effectiveness and quality of
empirical
[em-pir-i-kuhl]
derived from or guided by experience or experiment
complacency
[kuhm-pley-suhn-see ]
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
amorphous
[uh-mawr-fuhs]
without a clearly defined shape or form; lacking a clear structure or focus
rescind
[ri-sind]
to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal
daily
[d-aily]
occurring every day or on a routine basis.
glut
[gluht]
to feed or fill to excess; cloy
swathe
[swoth]
to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully
rouse
[rouz]
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.
vacuous
[vak-yoo-uhs]
without contents; empty
impetuous
[im-pech-oo-uhs]
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
pylon
[pay-lon]
a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races
malign
[muh-lahyn]
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame
cocky
[kok-ee]
overly confident or arrogant
tame
[teym]
changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated