Educational

inoculate

[ih-nok-yuh-leyt]

to implant (a disease agent or antigen) in a person, animal, or plant to produce a disease for study or to stimulate disease resistance

ichor

[ahy-kawr]

from Classical Mythology: the blood of the gods

pylon

[pay-lon]

a marking post or tower for guiding aviators, frequently used in races

green

[gr-een]

the color of grass; also refers to inexperience or being environmentally friendly.

assiduous

[uh-sij-oo-uhs]

constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; meticulous

solipsism

[sol-ip-siz-uhm]

the theory that only the self exists, or can be proved to exist

ablate

[a-bleyt]

to remove or dissipate by melting, vaporization, erosion, etc.

exasperate

[ig-zas-puh-reyt]

to irritate or provoke to a high degree; annoy extremely

mnemonic

[ni-mon-ik]

assisting or intended to assist the memory.

navigate

[nav-i-geyt]

to move on, over, or through (water, air, or land) in a ship, aircraft, etc.

cocky

[kok-ee]

overly confident or arrogant

pontificate

[pon-tif-i-keyt]

express one's opinions in a way considered annoyingly pompous and dogmatic

meander

[mee-an-der]

to proceed by or take a winding or indirect course

truncate

[truhng-keyt]

to shorten by cutting off a part; cut short

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to cause to be mildly amused, especially in a detached way

ferment

[fer-ment]

to be fermented; undergo fermentation

empirical

[em-pir-i-kuhl]

derived from or guided by experience or experiment

manhood

[man-hood]

the status of being a man.

rescind

[ri-sind]

to abrogate; annul; revoke; repeal

admonish

[ad-mon-ish]

to reprove or scold, especially in a mild and good-willed manner

bemuse

[bih-myooz]

to bewilder or confuse

bibliopole

[bib-lee-uh-pohl]

a person who buys and sells books, especially rare ones

servile

[se-rvi-ile]

subservient

diegetic

[dahy-uh-jet-ik]

(of sound in a movie, television program, etc.) occurring within the context of the story and able to be heard by the characters