Educational

open

[oh-puhn]

not closed or locked; accessible to others

soporific

[sop-uh-rif-ik]

causing or tending to cause sleep

rebuff

[ri-buhf ]

to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away

arty

[ahr-tee]

pretentious or overly interested in artistic pursuits

mammonism

[mam-uh-niz-uhm]

the greedy pursuit of riches

triptych

[trip-tik]

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus

intransigent

[in-tran-si-juhnt]

refusing to agree or compromise; uncompromising; inflexible

flowery

[flow-er-ee]

decorated with flowers; overly elaborate in style

circumspect

[sur-kuhm-spekt]

watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent; well-considered

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely

kismet

[kiz-met]

fate; destiny

inviolable

[in-vio-ble]

secure from assault

sienna

[see-en-uh]

a ferruginous earth used used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

characterized by abundant production

incompetent

[ink-omp-et-ent]

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

occlude

[uh-klood]

to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.)

conterminous

[kuhn-tur-muh-nuhs]

having a common boundary

arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs]

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

caustic

[kaw-stik ]

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

vacuous

[vak-yoo-uhs]

without contents; empty

tally

[tal-ee]

a total count or score

dissemble

[dih-sem-buhl]

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

libertarian

[li-ber-ian]

advocating principles of liberty and free will

deleterious

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

injurious to health

candor

[kan-der]

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression