Educational

nutritious

[noo-trish-uhs]

providing nourishment or health benefits

exclaim

[ik-skleym]

to cry out; say loudly or vehemently

abridge

[uh-brij]

to shorten by omissions while retaining the basic contents

hagiography

[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee]

a biography that treats the person with excessive or undue admiration

traverse

[trav-ers]

to pass or move over, along, or through

artful

[ahrt-fuhl]

clever or skillful, often in a crafty or cunning way

conflate

[kuhn-fleyt]

to fuse into one entity; merge

loquaciousness

[l-okw-ak-iousn-ess]

the quality of being very talkative or prone to lengthy conversation.

numinous

[noo-muh-nuhs]

spiritual or supernatural

magnificent

[mag-nif-i-sent]

extremely beautiful, impressive, or excellent

cascade

[kas-keyd]

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

pleiotropy

[play-o-truh-pee]

the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic

inject

[in-jekt]

to introduce a substance into something, typically a body or system

destitute

[des-ti-toot]

without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

rancid

[ran-sid]

having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition

peremptory

[puh-remp-tuh-ree]

leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative

troglodyte

[trog-luh-dayt]

a prehistoric caveman; a person of primitive behavior

disquieting

[dis-kwahy-i-ting]

causing anxiety or uneasiness; disturbing

embarcadero

[em-bahr-kuh-dair-oh]

a pier, wharf, or landing place

placate

[pley-keyt]

to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatory gestures

dwindle

[dwin-dl]

to become smaller and smaller; shrink; waste away

budgeting

[buhj-it-ing]

planning the use of money over a specific period

marmoreal

[mahr-mawr-ee-uhl]

of or like marble

zenith

[zee-nith]

the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer