Educational

inhibit

[in-hib-bit]

to prevent, restrain, stop

enumerate

[ih-noo-muh-reyt]

to ascertain the number of; count

hasten

[hey-suhn]

to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry

veracity

[vuh-ras-i-tee]

habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness

polypod

[pol-ee-pod]

(of insect larvae) having many feet

frieze

[freez]

any decorative band at the top or beneath the cornice of an interior wall, a piece of furniture, etc.

hostile

[hos-tl]

unfriendly or antagonistic; opposed to something

curved

[kurvd]

having a rounded or arc-like shape

coulee

[koo-lee]

a deep ravine

burgeon

[bur-juhn]

a bud

convey

[kuhn-vey]

to communicate; impart; make known

vocational

[voh-key-shuh-nl]

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

sedentary

[sed-n-ter-ee]

accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise

flame

[flaym]

a hot, glowing body of ignited gas

infodemic

[in-foh-dem-ik]

a massive amount of widely and rapidly circulating information about a particular crisis or controversial issue, consisting of a confusing combination of fact, falsehood, rumor, and opinion

anfractuous

[an-frak-choo-uhs]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

malleable

[mal-ee-uh-buhl]

adaptable or tractable

publicize

[puhb-luh-sahyz]

to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise

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

bless

[bles]

to invoke divine favor upon someone or something

arable

[ar-uh-buhl]

capable of producing crops; suitable for farming; suited to the plow and for tillage

homonym

[hom-uh-nim]

each of two or more words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

sigil

[sij-il]

a seal or signet

moot

[moot]

of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic