Educational

monocracy

[moh-nok-ruh-see]

government by only one person; autocracy

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

supplicate

[suhp-li-keyt ]

to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition

scythe

[sahyth]

an agricultural tool with a long, curving blade that sits at an angle on the handle

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

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

constituent

[co-nst-ent]

an essential part

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

accredit

[uh-kred-it]

to officially recognize or approve

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

energy

[en-er-jee]

the capacity for activity or the strength required to do work

carnation

[kahr-ney-shuhn]

any of numerous cultivated varieties of the clove pink, Dianthus caryophyllus, having long-stalked, fragrant, usually double flowers in a variety of colors: the state flower of Ohio

penetrating

[pen-uh-tray-ting]

able to enter or understand deeply

daily

[d-aily]

occurring every day or on a routine basis.

evince

[ev-inc-nce]

to show, reveal

zealous

[zel-uhs]

full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent

effulgent

[ih-fuhl-juhnt]

shining forth brilliantly; radiant

czar

[zahr]

a person of great power

teeming

[tee-ming]

abounding or swarming with something, as with people

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world

servile

[se-rvi-ile]

subservient

tenuous

[ten-yoo-uhs]

lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak

transpire

[tran-spahyuhr]

to occur, happen; take place

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

ordinal

[awr-dn-uhl ]

of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series