Educational
tocsin
[tok-sin]
a bell used to sound an alarm
inhibit
[in-hib-bit]
to prevent, restrain, stop
coruscating
[kawr-uh-skeyt-ing]
flashing or sparkling
enumerate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt]
to mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list
cosmopolitan
[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]
free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world
aspergillum
[as-per-jil-uhm]
a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water
modicum
[mod-i-kuhm]
a moderate or small amount
isthmus
[is-muhs]
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
gullible
[guhl-uh-buhl]
easily deceived or cheated
myrrh
[mur]
an aromatic resinous exudation from certain plants of the genus Myrrhis, especially M. odorata, a small spiny tree: used for incense, perfume, etc.
abnegation
[ab-ni-gey-shuhn]
the act of relinquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc.
consternation
[kon-ster-nay-shuhn]
a feeling of anxiety or dismay
cache
[kash]
a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.
picturesque
[pik-chuh-resk]
(of writing, speech, etc.) strikingly graphic or vivid; creating detailed mental images
hated
[hey-tid]
strongly disliked or despised
quisling
[kwiz-ling]
a person who betrays his or her own country by aiding an invading enemy, often serving later in a puppet government; a traitor
sepulchral
[suh-puhl-kruhl]
gloomy; dismal
respite
[res-pit]
a delay or cessation for a time, especially of anything distressing or trying; an interval of relief
negligent
[neg-li-juhnt]
failing to take proper care of something
zenith
[zee-nith]
the time at which something is most powerful or successful
zealot
[zel-uht]
a person who is fanatical and uncompromising in pursuit of their religious, political, or other ideals
virulent
[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]
actively poisonous; intensely noxious
numinous
[noo-muh-nuhs]
spiritual or supernatural
afflicted
[uh-flik-tid]
suffering from pain, distress, or hardship