Educational

orate

[ohr-eyt]

to deliver an oration; speak pompously; declaim

fictive

[fik-tiv]

fictitious; imaginary

frieze

[freez]

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

caprice

[kuh-prees]

a sudden, unpredictable change, as of one's mind or the weather

caitiff

[key-tif]

a base, despicable person

dissonance

[dis-uh-nuhns]

inharmonious or harsh sound; discord; cacophony

tepid

[tep-id ]

moderately warm; lukewarm

cache

[kash]

a hiding place, especially one in the ground, for ammunition, food, treasures, etc.

slay

[sley]

to kill or destroy; extinguish

perambulate

[per-am-byuh-leyt]

to walk through or over; travel through; traverse

elocution

[el-uh-kyoo-shuhn]

a person's manner of speaking or reading aloud in public

ordinal

[awr-dn-uhl ]

of or relating to order, rank, or position in a series

wreak

[reek]

to inflict or execute (punishment, vengeance, etc.)

muster

[muhs-ter]

to gather, summon, rouse

satirical

[suh-tir-i-kuhl]

of, pertaining to, containing, or characterized by satire

sibilate

[sib-uh-leyt]

to hiss

warp

[wawrp]

to bend or twist out of shape, especially from a straight or flat form, like timbers or flooring

polypod

[pol-ee-pod]

(of insect larvae) having many feet

belated

[bih-ley-tid]

coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time

irradiate

[ih-rey-dee-eyt]

to shed rays of light upon; illuminate

laggard

[lag-erd]

moving, developing, or responding slowly; sluggish; dilatory; backward

saline

[sey-leen]

containing or resembling common table salt; salty or saltlike

trisect

[trahy-sekt]

to divide into three parts, especially into three equal parts

nettle

[net-l]

to irritate, annoy, or provoke