Educational

parboil

[pahr-boil]

to boil for a short amount of time; pre-cook

apex

[ey-peks]

the tip, point, or vertex; summit

quantitative

[kwon-ti-tey-tiv]

relating to, measuring, or measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality

impromptu

[im-promp-too]

made or done without previous preparation

penetrating

[pen-uh-tray-ting]

able to enter or understand deeply

clangor

[klang-er]

a loud, resonant sound

bespeak

[bih-speek]

to suggest or be evidence of something

grisly

[griz-lee]

formidable; grim

impetuous

[im-pech-oo-uhs]

acting or done quickly and without thought or care

misunderstand

[m-is-und-erst-and]

to fail to correctly interpret or comprehend something.

glut

[gluht]

to feed or fill to excess; cloy

estranged

[ih-streynjd]

no longer in a friendly or affectionate relationship with a family member or friend, and typically living apart

pylon

[pay-lon]

a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races

murmur

[mur-mer]

to speak in a low tone or indistinctly

buttery

[buht-er-ee]

having the taste or texture of butter

cerebral

[suh-ree-bruhl]

intellectual rather than emotional

falsity

[f-als-ity]

the quality or state of being untrue or deceptive.

pontificate

[pon-tif-i-keyt]

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

writhe

[rahyth]

to shrink mentally in discomfort or embarrassment.

suborn

[suh-bawrn]

in law, to induce (a person, especially a witness) to give false testimony

gallant

[gal-uhnt ]

brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

jurisprudence

[joor-is-prood-ns]

a legal system

meander

[mee-an-der]

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course

arabic

[ar-uh-bik]

a semitic language of parts of the middle east and northern africa that has numerous dialects but in the written form usually conforms to the classical standards of the quran.