Educational
crestfallen
[krest-faw-luhn]
dejected; dispirited; discouraged
monocracy
[moh-nok-ruh-see]
government by only one person; autocracy
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
licit
[lis-it]
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible
tisane
[ti-zan]
aromatic or herb-flavored tea
gild
[g-ild]
to cover something with a thin layer of gold; also used metaphorically to enhance or embellish.
elongate
[ih-lawng-geyt]
to make something longer in length
impetuous
[im-pech-oo-uhs]
acting or done quickly and without thought or care
pretermit
[pree-ter-mit]
to let pass without notice; disregard
annihilate
[uh-nahy-uh-leyt]
to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly
inspirit
[in-spir-it]
to infuse spirit or life into; enliven
congeal
[kuhn-jeel]
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
skittish
[skit-ish]
apt to start or shy
tiger
[tahy-ger]
a large, wild cat that lives in asia and usually has orange fur with black stripes
waft
[waft]
to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water
deign
[deyn]
to think it appropriate to or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend
constituent
[co-nst-ent]
an essential part
triskaidekaphobia
[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]
a fear of the number 13
cosmopolitan
[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world
crumbling
[krum-bling]
breaking apart into small fragments
pontificate
[pon-tif-i-keyt]
express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic
deleterious
[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]
injurious to health
languish
[lang-gwish]
to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade
malign
[muh-lahyn]
to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame
rouse
[rouz]
to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.