Educational

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

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

skittish

[skit-ish]

restlessly or excessively lively

brighten

[bry-ten]

to make or become lighter, happier, or more vivid

transpire

[tran-spahyuhr]

to occur, happen; take place

buttery

[buht-er-ee]

having the taste or texture of butter

permeate

[pur-mee-eyt]

to pass into or through every part of

renowned

[ri-nound]

celebrated; famous

fortuitous

[fawr-too-i-tuhs]

happening or produced by chance; accidental

aberration

[ab-uh-rey-shuhn]

a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

stalactite

[stuh-lak-tahyt]

a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water

trisect

[trahy-sekt]

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts

impetuous

[im-pech-oo-uhs]

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

mnemonic

[ni-mon-ik]

assisting or intended to assist the memory.

bedraggled

[bih-drag-uhld]

dirty and disheveled