Educational

gawk

[gawk]

to stare stupidly; gape

comely

[kuhm-lee]

pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair

persnickety

[per-snik-i-tee]

overparticular; fussy

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous

entwine

[en-twyn]

to twist or coil something around another

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

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

renowned

[ri-nound]

celebrated; famous

infatuation

[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn]

foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this

bedraggled

[bih-drag-uhld]

dirty and disheveled

yearning

[yur-ning]

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

allege

[uh-lej]

to assert without proof

diegetic

[dahy-uh-jet-ik]

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

echo

[ech-o]

a sound or event that repeats or imitates another, often heard after a delay.

entreat

[en-treet ]

to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg

frightening

[fryt-ning]

causing fear or alarm

despicable

[des-pi-kuh-buhl]

deserving to be despised, or regarded with distaste, disgust, or disdain; contemptible

tyro

[tahy-roh]

a beginner in learning anything; novice

pretermit

[pree-ter-mit]

to let pass without notice; disregard

accredit

[uh-kred-it]

to officially recognize or approve

drowse

[drouz]

to be sleepy or half-asleep

hazy

[hey-zee]

characterized by the presence of haze; misty

cocky

[kok-ee]

overly confident or arrogant

phyllo

[fee-loh]

flaky, tissue-thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers

borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]

a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines

effulgent

[ih-fuhl-juhnt]

shining forth brilliantly; radiant