Educational
tory
[tawr-ee]
an American colonist who supported the British side during the American Revolution
convey
[kuhn-vey]
to communicate; impart; make known
tautology
[taw-tol-uh-jee]
an instance of such repetition
chore
[chawr]
a routine task, especially a household one
dispassion
[d-isp-aszhun]
the quality of being unemotional or detached; impartiality.
elegant
[el-i-guhnt]
graceful and stylish in appearance or manner
affluent
[af-loo-uhnt]
having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich
rowdy
[rou-dee]
rough and disorderly
guffaw
[guh-faw]
to laugh loudly and boisterously
asylum
[as-ylu-lum]
a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary
modicum
[mod-i-kuhm]
a moderate or small amount
infodemic
[in-foh-dem-ik]
a massive amount of widely and rapidly circulating information about a particular crisis or controversial issue, consisting of a confusing combination of fact, falsehood, rumor, and opinion
oracle
[awr-uh-kuhl]
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
esteemable
[ih-stee-muh-buhl]
worthy of respect
isthmus
[is-muhs]
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
totter
[tot-er]
to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall
williwaw
[wil-ee-waw]
a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast
abundant
[uh-buhn-duhnt]
present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient
wane
[weyn]
to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.
operation
[op-er-ashun]
the process of functioning or performing work; also refers to a surgical procedure.
undulant
[uhn-juh-luhnt]
undulating; wavelike in motion or pattern
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
minutia
[mi-noo-shuh]
precise details; small or trifling matters
pivotal
[piv-uh-tl]
of, relating to, or serving as a pivot