Educational

copious

[koh-pee-uhs]

large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful

superhuman

[soo-per-hyoo-muhn]

exceeding normal human abilities

mediate

[mee-dee-eyt]

to act between parties to effect an agreement, compromise, reconciliation, etc.

park

[pahrk]

a piece of land maintained by a city or town as a place of beauty or play.

subterfuge

[suhb-ter-fyooj]

an artifice or expedient used to evade a rule, escape a consequence, hide something, etc.

exacerbation

[ig-zas-er-bey-shuhn]

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

picturesque

[pik-chuh-resk]

virtually charming or quaint, as if resembling or suitable for a painting

tepid

[tep-id ]

moderately warm; lukewarm

correct

[kuh-rekt]

free from error; in accordance with fact or truth

acclivity

[uh-kliv-i-tee]

an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent

totter

[tot-er]

to sway or rock on the base or ground, as if about to fall

enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt]

to ascertain the number of; count

torque

[tawrk]

the ability of an element that rotates, like a gear or shift, to overcome resistance

besmirch

[bih-smurch]

to soil; tarnish; discolor

complacent

[kuhm-pley-suhnt]

pleased, especially with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied

close-fisted

[klohs-fist-id]

stingy or unwilling to spend money

tautology

[taw-tol-uh-jee]

an instance of such repetition

grasp

[gr-asp]

to seize or hold something firmly; also to understand or comprehend an idea.