Educational
basilica
[buh-sil-ih-kuh]
a large church or building with a central nave and aisles, often used as a christian place of worship.
interlay
[in-ter-ley]
to lay between; interpose
ferment
[fer-ment]
to be fermented; undergo fermentation
bemuse
[bih-myooz]
to bewilder or confuse
obliterate
[uh-blit-uh-reyt]
to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely
cosmopolitan
[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world
writhe
[rahyth]
to twist or contort the body in pain or discomfort
execrable
[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]
utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent
vermouth
[ver-mooth]
a white wine in which herbs, roots, barks, and bitters have been steeped to make it aromatic
triptych
[trip-tik]
a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus
fabricate
[fab-ri-keyt]
to make by art or skill and labor; construct
ailurophile
[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]
a person who likes cats; cat fancier
assiduous
[uh-sij-oo-uhs]
constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; meticulous
pachyderm
[pak-i-durm]
a very large mammal with thick skin, especially an elephant, rhinoceros, or hippopotamus
phyllo
[fee-loh]
flaky, tissue-thin layers of pastry used in baked desserts and appetizers
smorgasbord
[smawr-guhs-bawrd]
a buffet meal of various hot and cold hors d'oeuvres, salads, casserole dishes, meats, cheeses, etc.
submerged
[suhb-murjd]
plunged into water or other fluid.
congeal
[kuhn-jeel]
to change from a soft or fluid state to a rigid or solid state, as by cooling or freezing
fabricate
[fab-ri-keyt]
to devise or invent (a legend, lie, etc.)
entreat
[en-treet ]
to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg
blatant
[bleyt-nt]
brazenly obvious; flagrant
teeming
[tee-ming]
abounding or swarming with something, as with people
torque
[tawrk]
the ability of an element that rotates, like a gear or shift, to overcome resistance
penetrating
[pen-uh-tray-ting]
able to enter or understand deeply