Educational

abridge

[uh-brij]

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

contumacious

[kon-too-mey-shuhs]

stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient

zwetschenwasser

[zwet-shun-waz-er]

a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste

endemic

[en-dem-ik]

natural to or characteristic of a specific people or place; native; indigenous

exoneration

[ig-zon-uh-rey-shuhn]

the act of clearing someone of blame or of an accusation or criminal charge

precipitate

[pri-sip-i-teyt]

headlong

banausic

[buh-naw-sik]

serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical

penultimate

[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]

next to the last

remunerative

[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]

affording remuneration; profitable

anfractuous

[an-frak-choo-uhs]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

sigil

[sij-il]

a pictorial symbol used in ritualistic magic and supposed to have supernatural power

relegate

[rel-i-geyt]

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt]

projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

viscous

[vis-kuhs]

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

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

imbricate

[im-bri-keyt]

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

officious

[uh-fish-uhs]

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

equivocal

[ih-kwiv-uh-kuhl]

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous

tergiversate

[tur-ji-ver-seyt]

to turn renegade

dodecahedron

[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

calumny

[kal-uhm-nee]

a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

conviction

[val-i-deyt]

a fixed or firm belief

triskaidekaphobia

[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]

a fear of the number 13

holophrase

[hol-uh-freyz]

a word functioning as a phrase or sentence, as the imperative "Go!"