Educational
burrow
[bur-oh]
to lodge in a burrow
consequential
[kon-si-kwen-shuhl ]
following as an effect, result, or outcome; resultant; consequent
unduly
[uhn-doo-lee]
excessively
quaint
[kweynt]
having an old-fashioned attractiveness or charm; oddly picturesque
litigious
[li-tij-uhs]
a person or organization that is prone to suing, usually readily or excessively
transpire
[tran-spahyuhr]
to occur, happen; take place
immiscible
[ih-mis-uh-buhl]
not miscible; incapable of being mixed
mitigate
[mit-i-geyt]
to make less severe
purport
[per-pawrt]
to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely
chasten
[chey-suhn]
to inflict suffering upon for purposes of moral improvement; chastise
execrate
[ek-si-kreyt]
to curse; imprecate evil upon; damn; denounce
aesthetic
[es-thet-ik]
the philosophical theory or set of principles governing the idea of beauty at a given time and place
obviate
[ob-vee-eyt]
to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary
perquisite
[pur-kwuh-zit]
an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages
renounce
[ri-nouns]
to give up or put aside voluntarily
obdurate
[ob-doo-rit]
unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding
baksheesh
[bak-sheesh]
a tip, present, or gratuity
scathing
[skey-thing]
bitterly severe, as in a remark
teutonic
[too-ton-ik]
noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples
stupefy
[stoo-puh-fahy]
to overwhelm with amazement; astound; astonish
emulate
[em-yuh-leyt]
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
sordid
[sawr-did]
morally ignoble or base; vile
remunerative
[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]
affording remuneration; profitable
murmur
[mur-mer]
to speak in a low tone or indistinctly