Educational
grisly
[griz-lee]
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome
flowery
[flow-er-ee]
decorated with flowers; overly elaborate in style
quantitative
[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality
daily
[d-aily]
occurring every day or on a routine basis.
libertarian
[li-ber-ian]
advocating principles of liberty and free will
accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)
elusive
[ih-loo-siv]
eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define
dissonance
[dis-uh-nuhns]
inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony
interlay
[in-ter-ley]
to lay between; interpose
diphthong
[dif-thawng]
a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)
complacency
[kuhm-pley-suhn-see ]
a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.
sienna
[see-en-uh]
the color of such a pigment
flippant
[flip-uhnt]
frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness
salient
[sey-lee-uhnt]
prominent or conspicuous
cerebral
[suh-ree-bruhl]
intellectual rather than emotional
jubilant
[joo-buh-luhnt]
showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant
rouse
[rouz]
to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger
czar
[zahr]
(with a capital letter) the former ruler of Russia
vacuous
[vak-yoo-uhs]
without contents; empty
inject
[in-jekt]
to introduce a substance into something, typically a body or system
nomadic
[no-mad-dic]
wandering from place to place
endemic
[en-dem-ik]
natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous
infatuation
[in-fach-oo-ey-shuhn]
foolish or all-absorbing passion or an instance of this
mammonism
[mam-uh-niz-uhm]
the greedy pursuit of riches