Educational

crumbling

[krum-bling]

breaking apart into small fragments

murmur

[mur-mer]

to speak in a low tone or indistinctly

parboil

[pahr-boil]

to boil for a short amount of time; pre-cook

allege

[uh-lej]

to declare with positiveness; affirm; assert

persnickety

[per-snik-i-tee]

overparticular; fussy

skittish

[skit-ish]

restlessly or excessively lively

solder

[sod-er]

to join closely and intimately

accredit

[uh-kred-it]

to officially recognize or approve

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

to remove or destroy all traces of; do away with; destroy completely

tantamount

[tan-tuh-mount]

equivalent, as in value, force, effect, or signification

rebuff

[ri-buhf ]

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

prosperous

[pros-per-uhs]

having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful

sienna

[see-en-uh]

a ferruginous earth used used as a yellowish-brown pigment (raw sienna) or, after roasting in a furnace, as a reddish-brown pigment (burnt sienna)

crestfallen

[krest-faw-luhn]

dejected; dispirited; discouraged

triptych

[trip-tik]

a tablet written on in ancient times with a stylus

defraud

[dih-frawd]

to cheat or deceive someone out of something valuable

rescind

[ri-sind]

to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal

waft

[waft]

to carry lightly and smoothly through the air or over water

derisive

[d-er-is-iv-e]

expressing ridicule or mockery; scornful in tone or behavior.

arty

[ahr-tee]

pretentious or overly interested in artistic pursuits

foster

[f-ost-er]

to encourage growth or development; to nurture or care for someone, especially a child.

rouse

[rouz]

to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.

pretermit

[pree-ter-mit]

to let pass without notice; disregard

absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

to flee; abscond