Educational

arduous

[ahr-joo-uhs]

requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult

humility

[hyoo-mil-i-tee]

the quality of having a modest or low view of one’s importance

impetuous

[im-pech-oo-uhs]

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

bespeak

[bih-speek]

to suggest or be evidence of something

pontificate

[pon-tif-i-keyt]

express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

czar

[zahr]

a person of great power

open

[oh-puhn]

not closed or locked; accessible to others

borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]

a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines

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

execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

persnickety

[per-snik-i-tee]

overparticular; fussy

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

atrocious

[uh-troh-shuhs]

horrifyingly bad or unpleasant

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

accede

[ak-seed]

to give consent, approval, or adherence; agree; assent; to accede to a request; to accede to the terms of a contract

tiger

[tahy-ger]

a large, wild cat that lives in asia and usually has orange fur with black stripes

prodigious

[pruh-dij-uhs]

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

analgesic

[an-alg-sic]

something that reduces pain

trisect

[trahy-sekt]

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts

evince

[ev-inc-nce]

to show, reveal

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

solipsism

[sol-ip-siz-uhm]

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

embarcadero

[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh]

a pier, wharf, or landing place

drowse

[drouz]

to be sleepy or half-asleep