Educational

yarborough

[yahr-bur-oh]

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

clerestory

[kleer-stawr-ee]

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

criterion

[krahy-teer-ee-uhn]

a standard of judgment or criticism; a rule or principle for evaluating or testing something

exacerbation

[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]

the act of making a negative situation feel worse than it is

hinder

[hin-der]

to make it difficult for someone to do something or for something to happen

negligent

[neg-li-juhnt]

failing to take proper care of something

coulee

[koo-lee]

a deep ravine

maritime

[mar-i-tahym]

associated with the sea or waterways to the sea in relation to navigation, shipping, etc.

analogous

[uh-nal-uh-guhs]

similar but not identical

aerostat

[air-uh-stat]

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

parlous

[pahr-luhs]

obsolete; clever; shrewd

accretion

[uh-kree-shuhn]

an increase by natural growth or by gradual external addition; growth in size or extent

holophrase

[hol-uh-freyz]

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

underlie

[uhn-der-lahy]

to lie under or beneath; be situated under

isthmus

[is-muhs]

a connecting, usually narrow, part, organ, or passage, especially when joining structures or cavities larger than itself

repertory

[rep-er-tawr-ee]

a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season

comport

[kuhm-pawrt]

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

hagiography

[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee]

the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints

superhuman

[soo-per-hyoo-muhn]

exceeding normal human abilities

foment

[foh-ment]

to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of

imbricate

[im-bri-keyt]

overlapping in sequence, as tiles or shingles on a roof

bless

[bles]

to invoke divine favor upon someone or something

ascetic

[uh-set-ik]

relating to asceticism, the doctrine that one can reach a high spiritual state through the practice of extreme self-denial or self-mortification

commission

[co-mmi-ion]

an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.