Educational

rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

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

inviolable

[in-vio-ble]

secure from assault

incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee]

tending to arouse strife, sedition, etc.; inflammatory

disrespectful

[dis-ri-spekt-fuhl]

showing a lack of respect

scythe

[sahyth]

an agricultural tool with a long, curving blade that sits at an angle on the handle

quip

[kwip]

a sharp, sarcastic remark; a cutting jest

fatuous

[fach-oo-uhs]

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

tantamount

[tan-tuh-mount]

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

ambidextrous

[am-bi-dek-struhs]

able to use both hands equally well

swathe

[swoth]

to wrap, bind, or swaddle with bands of some material; wrap up closely or fully

vitiate

[vish-ee-eyt]

to impair or weaken effectiveness and quality of

libertarian

[li-ber-ian]

advocating principles of liberty and free will

crestfallen

[krest-faw-luhn]

dejected; dispirited; discouraged

spondee

[spon-dee]

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

disparage

[dih-spar-ij]

to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of

absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

to flee; abscond

opine

[oh-pahyn]

to hold or express an opinion

kapellmeister

[kah-pel-mahy-ster]

the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

transpire

[tran-spahyuhr]

to occur, happen; take place

monotone

[mon-uh-tohn]

a continuous sound, especially of a person's voice, that is unchanging in pitch

consolidate

[kuhn-sol-i-deyt]

to bring together (separate parts) into a single or unified whole; unite; combine

effulgent

[ih-fuhl-juhnt]

shining forth brilliantly; radiant

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea