Educational
curt
[kurt]
brief; concise; terse; laconic
verbose
[ver-bohs]
characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy
vehement
[vee-uh-muhnt]
zealous; ardent; impassioned
dissoluble
[d-iss-ol-ubl-e]
capable of being dissolved, especially in a liquid.
extant
[ek-stuhnt]
in existence; still existing; not destroyed or lost
caitiff
[key-tif]
a base, despicable person
omnipresent
[om-nuh-prez-uhnt]
present everywhere at the same time
guffaw
[guh-faw]
to laugh loudly and boisterously
mope
[mohp]
to behave in a way that shows unhappiness or low spirits
inconstant
[in-kon-stunt]
frequently changing; not steady
elongated
[ih-long-gey-tid]
increased the length of ; stretched out.
fracture
[frak-cher]
to become fractured; to break or crack, often used in connection to broken bones
manuscript
[man-yuh-skript]
the original text of an author's work, handwritten or now usually typed, that is submitted to a publisher
encapsulate
[en-kap-suh-leyt]
to summarize or condense
obstinate
[ob-stuh-nit]
firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty
apportion
[uh-pawr-shuhn]
to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign
implore
[im-plawr]
to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat
endow
[en-dou]
to provide with a permanent fund or source of income
magisterial
[maj-uh-steer-ee-uhl]
of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty
sully
[suhl-ee]
to mar the purity or luster of; defile
showy
[sh-owy]
excessively flashy or attention-seeking in appearance or style.
accost
[uh-kawst]
to confront boldly
retinue
[ret-n-oo]
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite
cognizable
[kog-nuh-zuh-buhl]
capable of being judicially heard and determined