Educational

cunctation

[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]

lateness; delay

skittish

[skit-ish]

restlessly or excessively lively

prodigious

[pruh-dij-uhs]

extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc.

cerebral

[suh-ree-bruhl]

intellectual rather than emotional

exasperate

[ig-zas-puh-reyt]

to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

cackle

[k-akl-e]

to laugh in a high-pitched, often unpleasant manner; also refers to the sound made by chickens.

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

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.

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way

parboil

[pahr-boil]

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

tyro

[tahy-roh]

a beginner in learning anything; novice

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner

hazy

[hey-zee]

lacking distinctness or clarity; vague; indefinite; obscure; confused

ptarmigan

[tahr-mi-guhn]

any of the several birds from the genus Lagopus

afford

[af-for-ord]

have enough money to pay for.

mnemonic

[ni-mon-ik]

assisting or intended to assist the memory.

kismet

[kiz-met]

fate; destiny

crestfallen

[krest-faw-luhn]

dejected; dispirited; discouraged

irradiate

[ih-rey-dee-eyt]

to shed rays of light upon; illuminate

grisly

[griz-lee]

causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome

estranged

[ih-streynjd]

displaying or evincing a feeling of alienation; alienated

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

antisocial

[ant-is-ok-ial]

avoiding social interaction or behaving in a way that is harmful to society.