Educationalcalumny[kal-uhm-nee]a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or somethingadjourn[uh-jurn]to suspend the meeting of (a club, legislature, committee, etc.) to a future time, another place, or indefinitely paraselene[par-uh-si-lee-nee]Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moonsarcophagus[sahr-kof-uh-guhs]a stone coffin, typically adorned with a sculpture or inscription and associated with the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Rome, and Greecemalapropism[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in soundfledgling[flej-ling]young, new, or inexperiencedsynecdoche[si-nek-duh-kee]a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special, as in Texas won by six runs (meaning “Texas's baseball team”)abjure[ab-joor, ab-jur]solemnly renouncepenultimate[pi-nuhl-tuh-mit]next to the lastinfinitesimal[in-fin-i-tes-uh-muhl]extremely small; an indefinitely small quantityvindicate[vin-di-keyt]to clear, as from an accusation, imputation, suspicion, or the likeexecrable[ek-si-kruh-buhl ]utterly detestable; abominable; abhorrentwilliwaw[wil-ee-waw]a sudden violent squall blowing offshore from a mountainous coastapprise[uh-prahyz]to give notice to; inform; advise (often followed by 'of')fatuous[fach-oo-uhs]foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witlessremunerative[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]affording remuneration; profitableturbulent[tur-byuh-luhnt]being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbedprecarious[pri-kair-ee-uhs]dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecurebandicoot[ban-di-koot]a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guineatriptych[trip-tik]a tablet written on in ancient times with a styluskapellmeister[kah-pel-mahy-ster]the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choirtriskaidekaphobia[tris-kahy-dek-uh-foh-bee-uh]a fear of the number 13repine[ri-pahyn]to be fretfully discontented; fret; complainprosopopoeia[proh-soh-puh-pee-uh]personification, as of inanimate things123458...→
