Educational

disambiguate

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]

to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous

mitigate

[mit-i-geyt]

to make less severe

devise

[dih-vahyz]

to contrive, plan, or elaborate; invent from existing principles or ideas

manuscript

[man-yuh-skript]

the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher

antiseptic

[an-tuh-sep-tik]

pertaining to or affecting antisepsis; free from or cleaned of germs and other microorganisms

charismatic

[kar-iz-mat-ik]

of, having, or characteristic of charisma

complacency

[kuhm-pley-suhn-see ]

a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

satirical

[suh-tir-i-kuhl]

of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire

tome

[tohm]

a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one

diphthong

[dif-thawng]

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

emulate

[em-yuh-leyt]

to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

celerity

[suh-ler-i-tee]

swiftness; speed

mediate

[mee-dee-eyt]

to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.

fluster

[fluhs-ter]

to put into a state of agitated confusion

quench

[kwench]

to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.)

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 error