Educational

park

[pahrk]

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

sarcophagus

[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]

a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greece

zenith

[zee-nith]

the time at which something is most powerful or successful

flame

[flaym]

a hot, glowing body of ignited gas

burrow

[bur-oh]

to lodge in a burrow

malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl]

adaptable or tractable

sigil

[sij-il]

a seal or signet

absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

to flee; abscond

recline

[ri-klahyn]

to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position

execrable

[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]

utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrent

zilch

[zilch]

nothing; zero.

impetus

[im-pi-tuhs]

a moving force; impulse; stimulus

formless

[f-orml-ess]

without a clear shape or structure; amorphous or undefined.

frieze

[freez]

any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall, a piece of furniture, etc.

parlous

[pahr-luhs]

perilous; dangerous

homonym

[hom-uh-nim]

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

predecessor

[pred-uh-ses-er]

something or someone succeeded or replaced by something else

besmirch

[bih-smurch]

to soil; tarnish; discolor

instauration

[in-staw-rey-shuhn]

renewal or restoration

knell

[nel]

the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral

naive

[nah-eev]

having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous

anfractuous

[an-frak-choo-uhs]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

disturb

[dih-sturb]

to interrupt or interfere with someone or something

vignette

[vin-yet]

a decorative design or small illustration used on the title page of a book or at the beginning of a chapter