Educational

heuristic

[hyoo-ris-tik]

encouraging a person to learn, discover, understand, or solve problems on his or her own, as by experimenting, evaluating possible answers or solutions, or by trial and error

fly

[flahy]

to move through the air using wings or an aircraft

analytical

[an-l-it-i-kuhl]

skilled in or habitually using analysis

stroll

[strohl]

to walk leisurely as inclination directs; ramble; saunter; take a walk

imperious

[im-peer-ee-uhs]

domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing

disambiguate

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]

to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous

execrate

[ek-si-kreyt]

to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce

ricochet

[rik-uh-shey]

the motion of an object or a projectile in rebounding or deflecting one or more times from the surface over which it is passing or against which it hits a glancing blow

juxtapose

[juhk-stuh-pohz]

to place close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast

peregrination

[per-i-gruh-ney-shuhn]

a course of travel; journey

pining

[pahy-ning]

suffering with or expressing longing or yearning for someone or something

debilitating

[duh-bi-luh-tay-tuhng]

tending to weaken or enfeeble

betraying

[bi-trey-ing]

being disloyal or revealing information meant to be kept secret

bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet]

both pleasant and painful or regretful

aghast

[uh-gast]

struck with overwhelming shock or amazement; filled with sudden fright or horror

amalgam

[uh-mal-guhm]

a blend or mixture

mitigate

[mit-i-geyt]

to make less severe

fidelity

[fi-del-i-tee]

strict observance of promises, duties, etc.

paradigm

[par-uh-dahym]

an example serving as a model; pattern

nondescript

[non-di-skript]

of no recognized, definite, or particular type or kind

hustle

[h-ustl-e]

to move quickly and energetically; also to push or force someone to act.

anthropomorphize

[an-thruh-puh-mawr-fahyz]

to ascribe human form or attributes to (an animal, plant, material object, etc.)

indefatigable

[in-di-fat-i-guh-buhl]

incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring

tempestuous

[tem-pes-choo-uhs]

characterized by or subject to tempests