Daily Word Play

Educational

spawned

spawned

[spawnd]

brought forth ; generated, produced.

bless

bless

[bles]

to invoke divine favor upon someone or something

interpolate

interpolate

[in-tur-puh-leyt]

to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate

sagacious

sagacious

[suh-gey-shuhs]

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

wane

wane

[weyn]

to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.

benevolent

benevolent

[buh-nev-uh-luhnt]

desiring to help others; charitable

prolific

prolific

[pruh-lif-ik]

producing in large quantities or with great frequency; highly productive

embarcadero

embarcadero

[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh]

a pier, wharf, or landing place

conspicuous

conspicuous

[kuhn-spik-yoo-uhs]

attracting special attention, as by outstanding qualities or eccentricities

aphelion

aphelion

[uh-fee-lee-uhn]

the point farthest from the sun in the path of an orbiting celestial body (such as a planet)

fipple

fipple

[fip-uhl]

a plug stopping the upper end of a pipe, as a recorder or a whistle, and having a narrow slit through which the player blows

impetus

impetus

[im-pi-tuhs]

a moving force; impulse; stimulus

easy-going

easy-going

[ee-zee-goh-ing]

relaxed and tolerant in attitude or approach

action

action

[ak-shuhn]

the process of doing something to achieve a goal

imprudent

imprudent

[im-prood-nt]

not prudent; lacking discretion; incautious; rash

benevolent

benevolent

[buh-nev-uh-luhnt]

showing kindness and goodwill

brackish

brackish

[brak-ish]

distasteful; unpleasant

akimbo

akimbo

[uh-kim-boh]

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

convoluted

convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

twisted; coiled

cascade

cascade

[kas-keyd]

a waterfall descending over a steep, rocky surface

underlie

underlie

[uhn-der-lahy]

to lie under or beneath; be situated under

cascade

cascade

[kas-keyd]

anything that resembles a waterfall, especially in seeming to flow or fall in abundance

nebulous

nebulous

[neb-yuh-luhs]

hazy, vague, indistinct, or confused

indelible

indelible

[in-del-uh-buhl]

impossible to eliminate, forget, or change