Educational
isthmus
[is-muhs]
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
naive
[nah-eev]
having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information; credulous
macabre
[muh-kah-bruh, -kahb]
gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible
insist
[in-sist]
to state something firmly or demand that something happens
balif
[bay-lif]
a legal officer to whom some degree of authority is given
jabberwocky
[jab-er-wok-ee]
invented or meaningless language; nonsense
Fun
amenable
[uh-mee-nuh-bul]
open to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
plotz
[plots]
to collapse or faint, as from surprise, excitement, or exhaustion
blatherskite
[blath-er-skahyt]
a person given to voluble, empty talk; nonsense; blather
debauched
[dih-bawcht]
morally corrupt or self-indulgent
jeggings
[jeg-ingz]
tight-fitting stretch pants for women, styled to resemble a pair of denim jeans
scintillating
[sin-tl-ey-ting]
witty; brilliantly clever
Slang
aggrandize
[ag-ruhn-dahyz]
to make something appear greater
disjointed
[dis-joyn-tid]
lacking order or connection
whimsical
[hwim-zi-kuhl]
given to whimsy, capricious humor, excessively playful expression, or fanciful notions; capricious
expansive
[ik-span-siv]
covering a wide area; extensive
braid
[br-aid]
a pattern formed by weaving together three or more strands, often of hair or fabric.
piecemeal
[pees-meel]
done piece by piece
Uncommon
blight
[blahyt]
any cause of impairment, destruction, ruin, or frustration
galvanize
[gal-vuh-nahyz]
to startle into sudden activity; stimulate
broth-like
[broth-lahyk]
resembling a thin, watery soup
funny
[f-unny]
causing amusement or laughter; also used to describe something strange or unusual.
somnambulism
[som-nam-byuh-liz-uhm]
sleepwalking
bivouac
[biv-oo-ak]
a military encampment made with tents or improvised shelters, usually without shelter or protection from enemy fire
Unique
Unusual
Trending
apotheosis
[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis]
the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god
expansive
[ik-span-siv]
covering a wide area; extensive
commission
[co-mmi-ion]
an instruction, command, or role given to a person or group.
pendulous
[pen-juh-luhs]
hanging down loosely
brackish
[brak-ish]
distasteful; unpleasant
toadstool
[toad-stool]
a kind of fungus similar to a mushroom, consisting of a round cap on a short stem, and that is often poisonous
sordid
[sawr-did]
morally ignoble or base; vile
distend
[dih-stend]
to expand by stretching, as something hollow or elastic
discombobulated
[dis-kuhm-bob-yuh-ley-tid]
confused, disconcerted, or upset
action
[ak-shuhn]
the process of doing something to achieve a goal
farouche
[fa-roosh]
sullen or shy in company
close-fisted
[klohs-fist-id]
stingy or unwilling to spend money
propitious
[pruh-pish-uhs]
presenting favorable conditions; favorable
disseminate
[dih-sem-uh-neyt]
to scatter or spread widely, as though sowing seed; promulgate extensively; broadcast; disperse
grok
[grok]
to communicate sympathetically
conflagration
[kon-fluh-grey-shuhn]
a destructive fire, usually an extensive one
chapfallen
[chap-faw-len]
dejected or dispirited
chide
[chahyd]
to express disapproval of; scold; reproach
shocked
[shokt]
greatly surprised or disturbed
coulee
[koo-lee]
a lava flow
apotheosis
[uh-poth-ee-oh-sis]
the ideal example
unctuous
[uhngk-choo-uhs]
characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug
pretentious
[pri-ten-shuhs]
characterized by assumption of dignity or importance, especially when exaggerated or undeserved
neutralize
[noo-truh-lahyz]
to make (something) ineffective; counteract; nullify