Educational
septuagenarian
[sep-choo-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]
a person who is between 70 and 80 years old
accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)
satirical
[suh-tir-i-kuhl]
of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire
glut
[gluht]
to feed or fill to excess; cloy
admonish
[ad-mon-ish]
to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner
smorgasbord
[smawr-guhs-bawrd]
an extensive array or variety
pretend
[pr-et-end]
to act as if something is true when it is not; also refers to make-believe behavior.
elusive
[ih-loo-siv]
eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define
prodigious
[pruh-dij-uhs]
extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.
mystifying
[mis-tuh-fahy-ing]
to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely
monocracy
[moh-nok-ruh-see]
government by only one person; autocracy
skittish
[skit-ish]
restlessly or excessively lively
fatuous
[fach-oo-uhs]
foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless
beseech
[bih-seech]
to implore urgently
crestfallen
[krest-faw-luhn]
dejected; dispirited; discouraged
rouse
[rouz]
to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger
triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13
penetrating
[pen-uh-tray-ting]
able to enter or understand deeply
impetuous
[im-pech-oo-uhs]
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
irradiate
[ih-rey-dee-eyt]
to shed rays of light upon; illuminate
undulate
[uhn-juh-leyt]
to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement
bespeak
[bih-speek]
to suggest or be evidence of something
ablate
[a-bleyt]
to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.
harmony
[har-muh-nee]
compatibility in opinion and action
quantitative
[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality