Educational

cocky

[kok-ee]

overly confident or arrogant

pretermit

[pree-ter-mit]

to let pass without notice; disregard

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way

coax

[kohks]

to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort

czar

[zahr]

(with a capital letter) the former ruler of Russia

bibliopole

[bib-lee-uh-pohl]

a person who buys and sells books, especially rare ones

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world

quantitative

[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]

relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality

sienna

[see-en-uh]

the color of such a pigment

accede

[ak-seed]

to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract

waft

[waft]

to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water

comely

[kuhm-lee]

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee]

used or adapted for setting property on fire

penetrating

[pen-uh-tray-ting]

able to enter or understand deeply

nourish

[nur-ish]

to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth

ablate

[a-bleyt]

to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.

winnow

[win-oh]

to free (grain) from the lighter particles of chaff, dirt, etc., especially by throwing it into the air and allowing the wind or a forced current of air to blow away impurities

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)

frightening

[fryt-ning]

causing fear or alarm

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

blatant

[bleyt-nt]

brazenly obvious; flagrant

bamboozled

[bam-boo-zuhld]

concealed ones true motives from (someone) by elaborately feigning good intentions so as to gain an end hoodwinked.

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

rumpled

[rump-uld]

creased or messy in appearance

fortuitous

[fawr-too-i-tuhs]

happening or produced by chance; accidental