Educational

glean

[gleen]

to gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit

languish

[lang-gwish]

to be or become weak or feeble; droop; fade

heartened

[hart-uhnd]

made more cheerful or optimistic

overlord

[ov-erl-ord]

a person in authority, especially one who exercises control in a domineering way.

persnickety

[per-snik-i-tee]

overparticular; fussy

blatant

[bleyt-nt]

brazenly obvious; flagrant

relic

[rel-ik]

an object surviving from an earlier time, especially of historical interest

remunerative

[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]

affording remuneration; profitable

czar

[zahr]

a person of great power

mammonism

[mam-uh-niz-uhm]

the greedy pursuit of riches

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

czar

[zahr]

(with a capital letter) the former ruler of Russia

truncate

[truhng-keyt]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to caution, advise, or counsel against something

servile

[se-rvi-ile]

subservient

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to bewilder or confuse

proud

[proud]

feeling deep satisfaction from one's achievements or possessions

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

cinematic

[sin-uh-mat-ik]

having to do with movies, as either an industry or an art form

soporific

[sop-uh-rif-ik]

causing or tending to cause sleep

occlude

[uh-klood]

to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.)

frenzied

[fren-zeed]

violently agitated; frantic; wild

sienna

[see-en-uh]

the color of such a pigment

candor

[kan-der]

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression