Educational

fictive

[fik-tiv]

fictitious; imaginary

unduly

[uhn-doo-lee]

in an improper or inappropriate manner

abundant

[uh-buhn-duhnt]

present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient

unduly

[uhn-doo-lee]

excessively

plumber

[pluh-mer]

a person who installs and repairs pipes and plumbing.

quash

[kwosh]

to put down or suppress completely; quell; subdue

conjecture

[kuhn-jek-cher]

the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof

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

prescient

[presh-uhnt]

having prescience, or knowledge of things or events before they exist or happen; having foresight

sanctimonious

[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

hostile

[hos-tl]

unfriendly or antagonistic; opposed to something

adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

isthmus

[is-muhs]

a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land

troglodyte

[trog-luh-dayt]

a prehistoric caveman; a person of primitive behavior

tepid

[tep-id ]

moderately warm; lukewarm

williwaw

[wil-ee-waw]

a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coast

entirety

[en-tahy-er-tee]

the whole of something

nonsensical

[non-sen-si-kuhl]

having little or no meaning; making little or no sense

serve

[surv]

to perform duties or provide services for others

judicial

[joo-dish-uhl]

pertaining to judgment in courts of justice or to the administration of justice

incriminate

[in-krim-uh-neyt]

to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault

scathing

[skey-thing]

bitterly severe, as in a remark

macabre

[muh-kah-bruh, -kahb]

gruesome and horrifying; ghastly; horrible

malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl]

capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure