Educational

prodigious

[pruh-dij-uhs]

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

vacuous

[vak-yoo-uhs]

without contents; empty

expectant

[ik-spek-tuhnt]

having expectations; expecting

rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.

elide

[ih-lahyd]

to suppress or omit; ignore or pass over

hinder

[hin-der]

to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede

cultivate

[kuhl-tuh-veyt]

to prepare and work on (land) in order to raise crops; till

accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn]

an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent

skittish

[skit-ish]

restlessly or excessively lively

quisling

[kwiz-ling]

a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor

empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl]

derived from or guided by experience or experiment

adjure

[adj-ur-e]

to earnestly request or urge someone to do something.

disparate

[dis-per-it]

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

phyllo

[fee-loh]

flaky, tissue-thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers

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

abide

[ab-ide-ide]

to put up with

cabal

[kuh-bal]

a small group of secret plotters, as against a government or person in authority

vitiate

[vish-ee-eyt]

to corrupt and debase

fabricate

[fab-ri-keyt]

to make by art or skill and labor; construct

licit

[lis-it]

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible

gawk

[gawk]

to stare stupidly; gape

renowned

[ri-nound]

celebrated; famous

torque

[tawrk]

the ability of an element that rotates, like a gear or shift, to overcome resistance

arabic

[ar-uh-bik]

a semitic language of parts of the middle east and northern africa that has numerous dialects but in the written form usually conforms to the classical standards of the quran.

salient

[sey-lee-uhnt]

prominent or conspicuous