Educational

overlord

[ov-erl-ord]

a person in authority, especially one who exercises control in a domineering way.

vitiate

[vish-ee-eyt]

to corrupt and debase

writhe

[rahyth]

to twist or contort the body in pain or discomfort

malapropism

[mal-uh-prop-iz-uhm]

an act or habit of misusing words ridiculously, especially by the confusion of words that are similar in sound

possessions

[puh-zesh-uns]

items that someone owns

nourish

[nur-ish]

to sustain with food or nutriment; supply with what is necessary for life, health, and growth

rouse

[rouz]

to stir or incite to strong indignation or anger

frightening

[fryt-ning]

causing fear or alarm

elicit

[ih-lis-it]

to draw or bring out or forth; educe; evoke

vacuous

[vak-yoo-uhs]

without contents; empty

glut

[gluht]

to feed or fill to excess; cloy

clangor

[klang-er]

a loud, resonant sound

entrench

[en-trench]

establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely

annihilate

[uh-nahy-uh-leyt]

to reduce to utter ruin or nonexistence; destroy utterly

rouse

[rouz]

to bring out of a state of sleep, unconsciousness, inactivity, fancied security, apathy, depression, etc.

tally

[tal-ee]

a total count or score

penurious

[puh-noor-ee-uhs]

extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly

caustic

[kaw-stik ]

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

disparage

[dih-spar-ij]

to bring reproach or discredit upon; lower the estimation of

spondee

[spon-dee]

in poetry, a "foot" of two syllables, both of which are long in quantitative meter or stressed in accentual meter

abgesang

[ab-guh-zong]

the concluding section in musical and poetic bar form

ailurophile

[ahy-loor-uh-fahyl]

a person who likes cats; cat fancier

lotion

[l-oshun]

a liquid or cream applied to the skin for moisturizing or healing.

aqueous

[ey-kwee-uhs]

of, like, or containing water