Educational

drowse

[drouz]

to be sleepy or half-asleep

exculpate

[eks-kul-payt]

to clear from blame or guilt

frenzied

[fren-zeed]

violently agitated; frantic; wild

harmony

[har-muh-nee]

compatibility in opinion and action

gallant

[gal-uhnt ]

brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface

affluent

[af-loo-uhnt]

having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods; prosperous; rich

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world

soporific

[sop-uh-rif-ik]

causing or tending to cause sleep

green

[gr-een]

the color of grass; also refers to inexperience or being environmentally friendly.

disparate

[dis-per-it]

distinct in kind; essentially different; dissimilar

truncate

[truhng-keyt]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

cinematic

[sin-uh-mat-ik]

having to do with movies, as either an industry or an art form

supplicate

[suhp-li-keyt ]

to pray humbly; make humble and earnest entreaty or petition

dissemble

[dih-sem-buhl]

to give a false or misleading appearance to; conceal the truth or real nature of

ichor

[ahy-kawr]

from Classical Mythology: the blood of the gods

frenzied

[fren-zeed]

wildly excited, enthusiastic, or agitated; frantic

tiger

[tahy-ger]

a large, wild cat that lives in asia and usually has orange fur with black stripes

malign

[muh-lahyn]

to speak harmful untruths about; speak evil of; slander; defame

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to bewilder or confuse

penetrating

[pen-uh-tray-ting]

able to enter or understand deeply

borborygmus

[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]

a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines

meander

[mee-an-der]

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course

rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.