Educational
arbitrary
[ahr-bi-trer-ee]
subject to individual will or judgment without restriction; contingent solely upon one's discretion
sforzando
[sfawrt-sahn-doh]
performed with sudden emphasis
braggart
[brag-ert]
a person who does a lot of bragging
prance
[prans]
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse
orate
[ohr-eyt]
to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim
grind
[grahynd]
to crush or reduce something into small particles by friction; to work hard
exalt
[eks-alt]
to elevate someone or something in rank, status, or praise; to glorify.
prance
[prans]
to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse
mezzanine
[mez-uh-neen]
the lowest balcony or forward part of such a balcony in a theater
insurgent
[in-sur-juhnt]
of or characteristic of an insurgent or insurgents
caitiff
[key-tif]
a base, despicable person
spate
[speyt]
a sudden, almost overwhelming, outpouring
assimilate
[ass-im-il-at-e]
to absorb and integrate into a culture, group, or system; also refers to fully understanding new ideas.
innocuous
[ih-nok-yoo-uhs]
not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive
benign
[bih-nahyn]
pathology; not malignant; self-limiting
curt
[kurt]
brief; concise; terse; laconic
recap
[ree-kap]
to summarize or review
cognizant
[kog-nuh-zuhnt]
having cognizance; aware
innovate
[in-nov-ate]
to do something in an unprecedented way
chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth
saturnine
[sat-er-nahyn]
sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn
damaging
[dam-ij-ing]
causing harm or injury
amalgam
[uh-mal-guhm]
a blend or mixture
grandiose
[grand-dee-ohs]
more complicated or elaborate than necessary; overblown