Educational

convey
[kuhn-vey]
to communicate; impart; make known

pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely

accrete
[uh-kreet]
to grow together; adhere (usually followed by to)

alabaster
[al-uh-bas-ter]
a finely granular variety of gypsum, often white and translucent, used for ornamental objects or work, such as lamp bases, figurines, etc.
Fun

vaudeville
[vawd-vill]
theatrical entertainment consisting of a number of individual performances, acts, or mixed numbers, as by comedians, singers, dancers, acrobats, and magicians

jabberwocky
[jab-er-wok-ee]
invented or meaningless language; nonsense

bugbear
[buhg-bair]
a cause of obsessive fear, irritation, or loathing

bougie
[boo-zhee, ‐jee]
relating to or characteristic of a person who indulges in some of the luxuries and comforts of a fancy lifestyle; relating to or characteristic of a person who aspires to the upper middle class, especially when regarded as being elitist or snobbish
Slang
Uncommon

spurious
[spyoor-ee-uhs]
not being what it purports to be; false or fake

licentious
[lahy-sen-shuhs]
unrestrained by law or general morality; lawless; immoral

tenacious
[tuh-ney-shuhs]
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

juggernaut
[juhg-er-nawt]
any large, overpowering force or object, such as war, a giant battleship, or a powerful football team
Unique

miscreant
[mis-kree-uhnt]
a vicious or depraved person; villain

prate
[preyt]
to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble

ribald
[rib-uhld]
vulgar or indecent in speech, language, etc.; coarsely mocking, abusive, or irreverent; scurrilous

hygge
[hoog-uh]
(especially in reference to the Danish lifestyle) the feeling of coziness and contentment evoked by simple comforts, as being wrapped in a blanket, having good conversations, enjoying food, etc.
Unusual
Trending

cavil
[kav-uhl]
to raise irritating and trivial objections; find fault with unnecessarily

cognizance
[kog-nuh-zuhns]
awareness, realization, or knowledge; notice; perception

expatiate
[ik-spey-shee-eyt]
to enlarge in discourse or writing; be copious in description or discussion

cunctation
[kuhngk-tey-shuhn]
lateness; delay

diaphanous
[dahy-af-uh-nuhs]
very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent

avaricious
[av-uh-rish-uhs]
characterized by avarice; greedy; covetous

stultify
[stuhl-tuh-fahy ]
to render absurdly or wholly futile or ineffectual, especially by degrading or frustrating means

portend
[pawr-tend]
to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does

kapellmeister
[kah-pel-mahy-ster]
the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir

diegetic
[dahy-uh-jet-ik]
(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters

obsequious
[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]
characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:

anchorite
[ang-kuh-rahyt]
a person who has retired to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion

coruscating
[kawr-uh-skeyt-ing]
flashing or sparkling

tergiversate
[tur-ji-ver-seyt]
to turn renegade

svelte
[svelt]
slim; slender in figure or lithe

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”)

anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

buttress
[buh-tris]
any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

corrie
[kor-ee]
a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable

breviloquent
[bre-vil-uh-kwuhnt]
speaking or expressed in a concise or terse style; using brevity of speech

coruscation
[kawr-uh-skey-shuhn]
the act of coruscating; a sudden gleam or flash of light; a striking display of brilliance or wit

brusque
[bruhsk]
abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

cicerone
[sis-uh-roh-nee]
a guide who gives information about antiquities and places of interest to sightseers











