Educational

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

salient

[sey-lee-uhnt]

projecting or pointing outward

beseech

[bih-seech]

to beg eagerly for; solicit

ablate

[a-bleyt]

to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.

penetrating

[pen-uh-tray-ting]

able to enter or understand deeply

rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.

malign

[muh-lahyn]

to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame

bibliopole

[bib-lee-uh-pohl]

a person who buys and sells books, especially rare ones

caustic

[kaw-stik ]

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

sienna

[see-en-uh]

the color of such a pigment

evince

[ev-inc-nce]

to show, reveal

allege

[uh-lej]

to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert

impromptu

[im-promp-too]

made or done without previous preparation

conducive

[kuhn-doo-siv]

tending to produce; contributive; helpful; favorable

elusive

[ih-loo-siv]

eluding or failing to allow for or accommodate a clear perception or complete mental grasp; hard to express or define

ichor

[ahy-kawr]

from Classical Mythology: the blood of the gods

dock

[dok]

a platform for loading or unloading ships; to deduct something

solipsism

[sol-ip-siz-uhm]

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

quip

[kwip]

a clever or witty remark or comment

misunderstand

[m-is-und-erst-and]

to fail to correctly interpret or comprehend something.

fledgling

[flej-ling]

young, new, or inexperienced

abgesang

[ab-guh-zong]

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

echo

[ech-o]

a sound or event that repeats or imitates another, often heard after a delay.

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world