Educational

entirety

[en-tahy-er-tee]

the whole of something

meander

[mee-an-der]

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course

versatile

[vur-suh-tl]

capable of or adapted for turning easily from one to another of various tasks, fields of endeavor, etc.

nourish

[nur-ish]

to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth

obsequious

[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]

characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

correct

[kuh-rekt]

free from error; in accordance with fact or truth

green

[gr-een]

the color of grass; also refers to inexperience or being environmentally friendly.

ageism

[ey-jiz-uhm]

discrimination against persons of a certain age group

chasten

[chey-suhn]

to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise

hearsay

[heer-sey]

information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor

treatise

[tree-tis]

a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay

centralize

[k-entr-al-iz-e]

to bring activities, processes, or power under a single authority or location.

frazil

[fraz-uhl]

ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas

benevolent

[buh-nev-uh-luhnt]

showing kindness and goodwill

burgeon

[bur-juhn]

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

sordid

[sawr-did]

morally ignoble or base; vile

action

[ak-shuhn]

the process of doing something to achieve a goal

ignoble

[ig-noh-buhl]

of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base

accolade

[ak-uh-layd]

an award or honor

disparage

[dih-spar-ij]

to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of

ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-luhnt ]

having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two (usually opposing) courses of action

octogenarian

[ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 80 and 90 years old

enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt]

to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list

grasp

[gr-asp]

to seize or hold something firmly; also to understand or comprehend an idea.