Educational
conducive
[kuhn-doo-siv]
tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable
bedraggled
[bih-drag-uhld]
dirty and disheveled
dock
[dok]
a platform for loading or unloading ships; to deduct something
posthumous
[pos-chuh-muhs]
arising, occurring, or continuing after one’s death
bemuse
[bih-myooz]
to bewilder or confuse
supplicate
[suhp-li-keyt ]
to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition
plaza
[plah-zuh]
a public square in a city or town.
nomadic
[no-mad-dic]
wandering from place to place
consolidate
[kuhn-sol-i-deyt]
to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine
occlude
[uh-klood]
to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.)
energy
[en-er-jee]
the capacity for activity or the strength required to do work
passion
[p-aszhun]
intense emotion, enthusiasm, or desire, often for something or someone.
solipsism
[sol-ip-siz-uhm]
the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist
green
[gr-een]
the color of grass; also refers to inexperience or being environmentally friendly.
soporific
[sop-uh-rif-ik]
causing or tending to cause sleep
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.
persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
overparticular; fussy
askance
[uh-skans]
with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval
falsity
[f-als-ity]
the quality or state of being untrue or deceptive.
fabricate
[fab-ri-keyt]
to make by art or skill and labor; construct
monotone
[mon-uh-tohn]
a continuous sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch
rouse
[rouz]
to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger
hamartia
[hah-mahr-tee-uh]
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
dissemble
[dih-sem-buhl]
to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of
exculpate
[eks-kul-payt]
to clear from blame or guilt