Educational

cascade

[kas-keyd]

a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface

precarious

[pri-kair-ee-uhs]

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure

ambivalent

[am-biv-uh-lent]

having mixed or contradictory feelings about something

translucent

[trans-loo-suhnt]

allowing light to pass through but not transparent

porphyry

[pawr-fuh-ree]

any igneous rock containing coarse crystals, as phenocrysts, in a finer-grained groundmass

penultimate

[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]

next to the last

listless

[list-lis]

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent

perquisite

[pur-kwuh-zit]

an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages

aspergillum

[as-per-jil-uhm]

a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water

mendacious

[men-dey-shuhs]

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

victorious

[vik-tawr-ee-uhs]

having achieved victory; conquering; triumphant

elocution

[el-uh-kyoo-shuhn]

a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public

moot

[moot]

of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic

frighten

[fry-ten]

cause fear in.

intuitive

[in-too-i-tiv]

having the ability to understand or know something without conscious reasoning

fluster

[fluhs-ter]

to put into a state of agitated confusion

disseminate

[dih-sem-uh-neyt]

to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse

easy-going

[ee-zee-goh-ing]

relaxed and tolerant in attitude or approach

copious

[koh-pee-uhs]

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

limerick

[lim-er-ik]

a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet

abeyance

[uh-bey-uhns]

temporary inactivity, cessation, or suspension

revere

[ri-veer]

to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate

bolt

[bohlt]

a metal pin or fastener; to run away suddenly

douse

[dous]

to splash or throw water or other liquid on; drench