Educational

deleterious

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

injurious to health

blatant

[bleyt-nt]

brazenly obvious; flagrant

treacle

[tree-kuhl]

contrived or unrestrained sentimentality

grisly

[griz-lee]

causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome

rejuvenate

[rejuvenate]

to make young again; restore to youthful vigor, appearance, etc.

treacle

[tree-kuhl]

molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining

septuagenarian

[sep-choo-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 70 and 80 years old

constituent

[co-nst-ent]

an essential part

arabic

[ar-uh-bik]

a semitic language of parts of the middle east and northern africa that has numerous dialects but in the written form usually conforms to the classical standards of the quran.

kismet

[kiz-met]

fate; destiny

nettle

[net-l]

to irritate, annoy, or provoke

absquatulate

[ab-skwoch-uh-leyt]

to flee; abscond

intellect

[in-tuh-lekt]

the ability to think and reason

heartened

[hart-uhnd]

made more cheerful or optimistic

complacency

[kuhm-pley-suhn-see ]

a feeling of quiet pleasure or security, often while unaware of some potential danger, defect, or the like; self-satisfaction or smug satisfaction with an existing situation, condition, etc.

cosmopolitan

[koz-muh-pol-i-tn]

free from local, provincial, or national ideas, prejudices, or attachments; at home all over the world

vitiate

[vish-ee-eyt]

to impair or weaken effectiveness and quality of

hazy

[hey-zee]

characterized by the presence of haze; misty

bandicoot

[ban-di-koot]

a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea

inviolable

[in-vio-ble]

secure from assault

plethora

[pleth-er-uh]

overabundance; excess

entreat

[en-treet ]

to ask (a person) earnestly; beseech; implore; beg

apex

[ey-peks]

the tip, point, or vertex; summit

guru

[goo-roo]

a spiritual teacher, especially one who imparts initiation.