Educational
hesperidium
[hes-puh-rid-ee-uhm]
the fruit of a citrus plant
malleable
[mal-ee-uh-buhl]
capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure
magnificent
[mag-nif-i-sent]
extremely beautiful, impressive, or excellent
nopales
[noh-pah-les]
young tender stem segments of the prickly pear cactus that are used as food.
effervescent
[ef-er-ves-uhnt]
effervescing; bubbling
bombastic
[bom-bas-tik]
high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious
Fun
hurtle
[hur-tl]
to rush violently; move with great speed
plotz
[plots]
to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion
amenable
[uh-mee-nuh-bul]
open to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
boss
[bawss]
a person in charge of others
blatherskite
[blath-er-skahyt]
a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather
incurable
[ink-ur-abl-e]
not able to be cured or remedied, often referring to diseases or conditions.
Slang
monotonous
[muh-not-n-uhs]
having very little inflection; limited to a narrow pitch range
politeness
[puh-lahyt-nes]
behavior that is respectful and considerate of others
conundrum
[kuh-nuhn-druhm]
a confusing and difficult problem or question
widdershins
[with-er-shinz]
in a direction contrary to the sun's course, considered as unlucky; counterclockwise
gape
[gayp]
to stare with an open mouth in amazement
mingling
[ming-ling]
mixing or interacting with others
Uncommon
propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable
braid
[br-aid]
a pattern formed by weaving together three or more strands, often of hair or fabric.
artifact
[ar-tif-act]
a remaining piece from an extinct culture or place
galvanize
[gal-vuh-nahyz]
to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current
raze
[reyz]
to tear down; demolish; level to the ground
shocked
[shokt]
greatly surprised or disturbed
Unique
Unusual
Trending
cerulean
[suh-roo-lee-uhn]
deep blue; sky blue; azure
amber
[amb-er]
a yellowish-orange fossilized tree resin often used in jewelry.
naive
[nah-eev]
having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous
whir
[wh-ir]
a soft, continuous sound made by something in motion, such as machinery.
fractious
[frak-shuhs]
readily angered; peevish; irritable; quarrelsome:
synchrony
[sing-kruh-nee]
simultaneous occurrence; synchronism
salubrious
[suh-loo-bree-uhs]
favorable to or promoting health; healthful
astonish
[uh-ston-ish]
to greatly surprise or amaze someone
vociferate
[voh-sif-uh-reyt]
to speak or cry out loudly or noisily; shout; bawl
palliative
[pal-ee-ey-tiv]
serving to relieve or lessen without curing; mitigate; alleviate
aerostat
[air-uh-stat]
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered
paucity
[paw-si-tee]
smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
knell
[nel]
the sound made by a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or a funeral
stringent
[strin-juhnt]
strict, precise, and exacting
fury
[fyoor-ee]
violent anger or rage
rebuke
[ri-byook]
to express sharp, stern disapproval of; reprove; reprimand
dogmatic
[dawg-mat-ik]
relating to or of the nature of a dogma or dogmas or any strong set of principles concerning faith, morals, etc., as those laid down by a church; doctrinal
enumerate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt]
to ascertain the number of; count
discursive
[dih-skur-siv]
proceeding by reasoning or argument rather than intuition
close-fisted
[klohs-fist-id]
stingy or unwilling to spend money
convoluted
[kon-vuh-loo-tid]
twisted; coiled
dispassion
[d-isp-aszhun]
the quality of being unemotional or detached; impartiality.
grommet
[grom-it]
an eyelet placed in a hole in a sheet or panel to protect or insulate a rope or cable passed through it or to prevent the sheet or panel from being torn
winsome
[win-suhm]
sweetly or innocently charming; winning; engaging