Educational

hesperidium

[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]

the fruit of a citrus plant

pecuniary

[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]

of or relating to money

precarious

[pri-kair-ee-uhs]

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

navigate

[nav-i-geyt]

to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship, aircraft, etc.

supranational

[soo-pruh-nash-uh-nl]

having power or influence that transcends national boundaries or governments

rebuff

[ri-buhf ]

to give a rebuff to; check; repel; refuse; drive away

veracity

[vuh-ras-i-tee]

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

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

zealot

[zel-uht]

a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals

effusive

[ih-fyoo-siv]

unduly demonstrative; lacking reserve

revel

[rev-uhl]

to take great pleasure or delight

hapless

[hap-lis]

unlucky; luckless; unfortunate

williwaw

[wil-ee-waw]

a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

juxtapose

[juhk-stuh-pohz]

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

burgeon

[bur-juhn]

begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish

crwth

[krooth]

ancient Celtic instrument that is similar to a violin

logophile

[law-guh-fahyl]

a lover of words

fractious

[frak-shuhs]

readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:

fipple

[fip-uhl]

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

pungent

[puhn-juhnt]

sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid

accrete

[uh-kreet]

to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)

tyro

[tahy-roh]

a beginner in learning anything; novice

apotheosis

[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis]

the ideal example

synecdoche

[si-nek-duh-kee]

a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)