Educational

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

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

heartened

[hart-uhnd]

made more cheerful or optimistic

arty

[ahr-tee]

pretentious or overly interested in artistic pursuits

tergiversate

[tur-ji-ver-seyt]

to repeatedly change one's attitude or opinions with respect to a cause, subject, etc.

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

deplete

[dih-pleet]

to decrease seriously or exhaust the abundance or supply of

czar

[zahr]

a person of great power

drowse

[drouz]

to be sleepy or half-asleep

hazy

[hey-zee]

characterized by the presence of haze; misty

willies

[wil-eez]

a strong feeling of nervousness or unease

misunderstand

[m-is-und-erst-and]

to fail to correctly interpret or comprehend something.

estranged

[ih-streynjd]

no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart

pervasive

[per-vey-siv]

spread throughout

accredit

[uh-kred-it]

to officially recognize or approve

doting

[doh-ting]

excessively fond

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

incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee]

tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory

apex

[ey-peks]

the tip, point, or vertex; summit

bespeak

[bih-speek]

to suggest or be evidence of something

quip

[kwip]

a clever or witty remark or comment

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

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

viscous

[vis-kuhs]

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

ptarmigan

[tahr-mi-guhn]

any of the several birds from the genus Lagopus

quantitative

[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]

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

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

to bribe or induce (someone) unlawfully or secretly to perform some misdeed or to commit a crime