Educational
sordid
[sawr-did]
squalid; wretchedly poor and run-down
terrestrial
[te-rre-ial]
relating to the land
dissimulate
[dih-sim-yuh-leyt]
to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble
sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a show of being morally superior to others
burgeon
[bur-juhn]
a bud
union
[un-ion]
the act of joining or combining; also refers to an organization formed for mutual benefit.
yarmulke
[yah-muh-kuh]
a cap worn by Orthodox and Conservative Jewish males
marital
[mar-i-tl]
of or relating to marriage; conjugal; matrimonial
effluvium
[ih-floo-vee-uhm]
a slight or invisible exhalation or vapor, especially one that is disagreeable or noxious
conduit
[kon-dwit]
a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid
conspicuous
[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]
attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities
construe
[kuhn-stroo]
to deduce by inference or interpretation; infer
incriminate
[in-krim-uh-neyt]
to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault
hasten
[hey-suhn]
to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry
arable
[ar-uh-buhl]
capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage
jarring
[jar-ing]
incongruous or discordant in nature; producing a harsh, unpleasant, or discordant sound or effect.
hoot
[h-oot]
a sound made by an owl; also refers to laughter or a loud noise of disapproval or excitement.
sanctimonious
[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]
making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness
noetic
[noh-et-ik]
of or relating to the mind
skulk
[skuhlk]
to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason
stringent
[strin-juhnt]
strict, precise, and exacting
mesmerizing
[mez-muh-rahy-zing]
hypnotic or hypnotizing; having a trancelike effect similar to hypnosis
incidence
[in-si-duhns]
the rate or range of occurrence or influence of something, especially of something unwanted
encroaching
[en-kroh-ching]
advancing beyond proper, accepted, or usual limits; making gradual inroads into or onto something