Educational

incompetent

[ink-omp-et-ent]

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

cultivate

[kuhl-tuh-veyt]

to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till

cabal

[kuh-bal]

a clique, as in artistic, literary, or theatrical circles

evince

[ev-inc-nce]

to show, reveal

elide

[ih-lahyd]

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt]

to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.)

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

smorgasbord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd]

an extensive array or variety

coax

[kohks]

to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery, etc.; cajole

rouse

[rouz]

to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.

renowned

[ri-nound]

celebrated; famous

atrocious

[uh-troh-shuhs]

horrifyingly bad or unpleasant

stalactite

[stuh-lak-tahyt]

a deposit, usually of calcium carbonate, shaped like an icicle, hanging from the roof of a cave or the like, and formed by the dripping of percolating calcareous water

inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt]

to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance

absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

to flee; abscond

mnemonic

[ni-mon-ik]

assisting or intended to assist the memory.

teeming

[tee-ming]

abounding or swarming with something, as with people

victorious

[vik-tawr-ee-uhs]

having achieved victory; conquering; triumphant

languish

[lang-gwish]

to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade

unprecedented

[un-pre-ted]

entirely new

entwine

[en-twyn]

to twist or coil something around another

ferment

[fer-ment]

to be fermented; undergo fermentation

triskaidekaphobia

[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]

a fear of the number 13

derisive

[d-er-is-iv-e]

expressing ridicule or mockery; scornful in tone or behavior.

glean

[gleen]

to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit