Educational

transpire

[tran-spahyuhr]

to occur, happen; take place

cinematic

[sin-uh-mat-ik]

having to do with movies, as either an industry or an art form

fortuitous

[fawr-too-i-tuhs]

happening or produced by chance; accidental

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

in law, to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony

fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt]

to make by art or skill and labor; construct

estranged

[ih-streynjd]

displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated

daily

[d-aily]

occurring every day or on a routine basis.

heartened

[hart-uhnd]

made more cheerful or optimistic

defraud

[dih-frawd]

to cheat or deceive someone out of something valuable

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

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

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

truncate

[truhng-keyt]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

characterized by abundant production

opine

[oh-pahyn]

to hold or express an opinion

equinox

[ee-kwuh-noks]

the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length

servile

[se-rvi-ile]

subservient

licit

[lis-it]

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible

trisect

[trahy-sekt]

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts

monocracy

[moh-nok-ruh-see]

government by only one person; autocracy

rumpled

[rump-uld]

creased or messy in appearance

skittish

[skit-ish]

apt to start or shy

yearning

[yur-ning]

deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

swathe

[swoth]

to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully

plaza

[plah-zuh]

a public square in a city or town.

amorphous

[uh-mawr-fuhs]

without a clearly defined shape or form; lacking a clear structure or focus