Educational

apportion

[uh-pawr-shuhn]

to distribute or allocate proportionally; divide and assign

concomitant

[kon-kom-i-tuhnt]

existing or occurring with something else, often in a lesser way; accompanying; concurrent

euclidean

[yoo-klid-ee-uhn]

of or relating to the system of geometry based on the work of Euclid and corresponding to the geometry of ordinary experience

chagrin

[shuh-grin]

a feeling of vexation, marked by disappointment or humiliation

mitigate

[mit-i-geyt]

to make less severe

droke

[drohk]

a valley with steeply sloping sides

destitute

[des-ti-toot]

without means of subsistence; lacking food, clothing, and shelter

implore

[im-plawr]

to beg urgently or piteously, as for aid or mercy; beseech; entreat

disheveled

[dih-shev-uhld]

untidy; disarranged

indefatigable

[in-di-fat-i-guh-buhl]

incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring

zealous

[zel-uhs]

full of, characterized by, or due to zeal; ardently active, devoted, or diligent

prosperous

[pros-per-uhs]

having or characterized by financial success or good fortune; flourishing; successful

abundant

[uh-buhn-duhnt]

present in great quantity; more than adequate; oversufficient

incendiary

[in-sen-dee-er-ee]

used or adapted for setting property on fire

disambiguate

[dis-am-big-yoo-eyt]

to remove the ambiguity from; make unambiguous

melancholy

[mel-uhn-kol-ee]

a gloomy state of mind, especially when habitual or prolonged; depression

frenetic

[fruh-net-ik]

frantic; frenzied

invigorate

[in-vig-uh-reyt]

to give vigor to; fill with life and energy; energize

harlequin

[hahr-luh-kwin]

fancifully varied in color, decoration, etc.

acronym

[ak-ruh-nim ]

a word formed from the initial letters or groups of letters of words in a set phrase or series of words and pronounced as a separate word, as Wac from Women's Army Corps or OPEC from Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries

reconcile

[rek-uhn-sahyl]

to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent

sacrosanct

[sak-roh-sangkt]

above or beyond criticism, change, or interference

stupefy

[stoo-puh-fahy]

to put into a state of little or no sensibility; benumb the faculties of; put into a stupor

swift

[swift]

coming, happening, or performed quickly or without delay