veneer

[vuh-neer]

a thin layer of wood or other material for facing or inlaying wood

bawdy
[baw-dee]
indecent; lewd; obscene
spellbinding
[spel-bahynd-ing]
holding one's attention completely as though by magic; fascinating
wane
[weyn]
to decrease in strength, intensity, etc.
truckle
[truhk-uhl]
to submit or yield obsequiously or tamely (usually followed by to)

Educational

incriminate
[in-krim-uh-neyt]
to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault
peculate
[pek-yuh-leyt ]
to steal or take dishonestly (money, especially public funds, or property entrusted to one's care); embezzle
interpolate
[in-tur-puh-leyt]
to introduce (something additional or extraneous) between other things or parts; interject; interpose; intercalate
gallant
[gal-uhnt ]
brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

Unique

histrionics
[his-tree-on-iks ]
dramatic representation; theatricals; acting
picayune
[pik-ee-yoon]
of little value or account; small; trifling
ogle
[oh-guhl]
to eye; look or stare at
kiln
[kiln]
a furnace or oven for burning, baking, or drying something, especially one for firing pottery, calcining limestone, or baking bricks

Uncommon

titter
[tit-er ]
to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement
paean
[pee-uhn]
a song of praise, joy, or triumph
supplant
[suh-plant]
to take the place of (another), as through force, scheming, strategy, or the like
forestall
[fohr-stawl]
to prevent, hinder, or thwart by action in advance

Fun

whiz
[wiz]
to move or rush with such a sound
dragoon
[druh-goon]
to set dragoons or soldiers upon; persecute by armed force; oppress
quibble
[kwib-uhl ]
an instance of the use of ambiguous, prevaricating, or irrelevant language or arguments to evade a point at issue
bauble
[baw-buhl]
a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw

Slang

natty
[nat-ee]
neatly or trimly smart in dress or appearance; spruce
swanky
[swang-kee]
elegant or ostentatious; swank
shambolic
[sham-bol-ik]
very disorganized; messy or confused
knackered
[nak-erd]
exhausted; very tired

Unusual

lucid
[loo-sid]
easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible
caterwaul
[kat-er-wawl]
to quarrel like cats
inculcate
[in-kuhl-keyt]
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in)
nostrum
[nos-truhm]
a medicine sold with false or exaggerated claims and with no demonstrable value; quack medicine
Trending

dominion

[duh-min-yuhn]

the power or right of governing and controlling; sovereign authority

neolithic

[nee-uh-lith-ik]

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the last phase of the Stone Age, marked by the domestication of animals, development of agriculture, and manufacturing of pottery and textiles; beginning in 9000–8000 B.C. in the Middle East.

protrude

[proh-trood]

to thrust forward; cause to project

ulterior

[uhl-teer-ee-er]

being beyond what is seen or avowed; intentionally kept concealed

sated

[sey-tid ]

fully satisfied

licit

[lis-it]

legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible

tenuous

[ten-yoo-uhs]

lacking a sound basis, as reasoning; unsubstantiated; weak

kindle

[kin-dl]

to start a fire; cause a flame, blaze, etc.; to begin burning

convey

[kuhn-vey]

to communicate; impart; make known

frolic

[frol-ik]

to gambol merrily; to play in a frisky, light-spirited manner; romp

undulate

[uhn-juh-leyt]

to move with a sinuous or wavelike motion; display a smooth rising-and-falling or side-to-side alternation of movement

piggyback

[pig-ee-bak]

to attach or ally to as or as if part of the same thing

acclivity

[uh-kliv-i-tee]

an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent

ogle

[oh-guhl]

to eye; look or stare at

felicity

[fi-lis-i-tee]

the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss

esprit

[e-spree]

sprightliness of spirit or wit; lively intelligence

retrogress

[re-truh-gres]

to go backward into an earlier and usually worse condition

nutritive

[noo-tri-tiv]

serving to nourish; providing nutriment; nutritious

promulgate

[prom-uhl-geyt]

to make known by open declaration; publish; proclaim formally or put into operation (a law, decree of a court, etc.)

saturnine

[sat-er-nahyn]

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

nascent

[nas-uhnt]

beginning to exist or develop

occident

[ok-si-duhnt]

the West; the countries of Europe and America

caustic

[kaw-stik ]

capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue.

glut

[gluht]

to feed or fill to excess; cloy