Educationalfledgling[flej-ling]young, new, or inexperiencedendemic[en-dem-ik]natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenousdiegetic[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 charactersexacerbation[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it isentrench[en-trench]establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikelycomely[kuhm-lee]pleasing in appearance; attractive; fairailurophile[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]a person who likes cats; cat fancierspondee[spon-dee]in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual metercholeric[kol-er-ik]extremely irritable or easily angered; irasciblecastigate[kas-ti-geyt]to criticize or reprimand severelyvirulent[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]actively poisonous; intensely noxiousquisling[kwiz-ling]a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitortautology[taw-tol-uh-jee]needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"heuristic[hyoo-ris-tik]encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and errordeprecate[dep-ri-keyt]to express earnest disapproval ofrespite[res-pit]a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of reliefobsequious[uhb-see-kwee-uhs]characterized by or showing servile obedience and excessive eagerness to please; deferential; fawning:obviate[ob-vee-eyt]to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessarydiatribe[dahy-uh-trahyb]a bitter, sharply abusive denunciation, attack, or criticismperambulate[per-am-byuh-leyt]to walk through or over; travel through; traversefrazil[fraz-uhl]ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seasrelegate[rel-i-geyt]to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or conditioninsolent[in-suh-luhnt]boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insultingsolecism[sol-uh-siz-uhm]a breach of good manners or etiquette123458...→