Educational

possessions

[puh-zesh-uns]

items that someone owns

hiatus

[hi-atu-tus]

a break or gap in duration or continuity

dilapidated

[dih-lap-i-dey-tid]

reduce to or fallen into partial ruin or decay, as from age, wear, or neglect

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

disparate

[dis-per-it]

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

licit

[lis-it]

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

fatuous

[fach-oo-uhs]

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

tisane

[ti-zan]

aromatic or herb-flavored tea

kismet

[kiz-met]

fate; destiny

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

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

ambidextrous

[am-bi-dek-struhs]

able to use both hands equally well

diphthong

[dif-thawng]

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

spondee

[spon-dee]

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

languish

[lang-gwish]

to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade

adjure

[adj-ur-e]

to earnestly request or urge someone to do something.

flowery

[flow-er-ee]

decorated with flowers; overly elaborate in style

teeming

[tee-ming]

abounding or swarming with something, as with people

glean

[gleen]

to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit

smorgasbord

[smawr-guhs-bawrd]

a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.

buttery

[buht-er-ee]

having the taste or texture of butter

bamboozled

[bam-boo-zuhld]

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

murmur

[mur-mer]

to speak in a low tone or indistinctly

quip

[kwip]

a clever or witty remark or comment