Educational
virulence
[vir-yuh-luhns]
quality of being poisonous or noxious
triptych
[trip-tik]
three panels or compartments side by side with pictures or carvings
vignette
[vin-yet]
an engraving, drawing, photograph, or the like that is shaded off gradually at the edges so as to leave no definite line at the border
chiaroscuro
[kee-ahr-uh-skyoor-oh]
the treatment of light and shade in drawing and painting
retinue
[ret-n-oo]
a body of retainers in attendance upon an important personage; suite
cybersquatting
[sahy-ber-skwot-ing]
the registration of a commercially valuable internet domain name, as a trademark, with the intention of selling it or profiting from its use
threnody
[thren-uh-dee]
a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song
troglodyte
[trog-luh-dayt]
a prehistoric caveman; a person of primitive behavior
chthonian
[thoh-nee-uhn]
of Classical Mythology, relating to the deities, spirits, and other dwellings under the earth
vermilion
[ver-mil-yuhn]
a scarlet red
zwetschenwasser
[zwet-shun-waz-er]
a colorless plum brandy with a bitter almond taste
aqueous
[ey-kwee-uhs]
of, like, or containing water
coulee
[koo-lee]
a deep ravine
vitiate
[vish-ee-eyt]
to impair or weaken effectiveness and quality of
solecism
[sol-uh-siz-uhm]
a breach of good manners or etiquette
ptarmigan
[tahr-mi-guhn]
any of the several birds from the genus Lagopus
teutonic
[too-ton-ik]
noting or pertaining to the northern European stock that includes the German, Dutch, Scandinavian, British, and related peoples
anfractuous
[an-frak-choo-uhs]
characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous
glisten
[glis-uhn]
to reflect a sparkling light or a faint intermittent glow; shine lustrously
sepulchral
[suh-puhl-kruhl]
gloomy; dismal
aspergillum
[as-per-jil-uhm]
a brush or instrument for sprinkling holy water
voyeuristic
[vwah-yuh-ris-tik]
relating to the enjoyment from seeing others in pain or upset
czar
[zahr]
a person of great power
qualitative
[kwol-i-tey-tiv]
relating to, measuring, or measured by the quality of something rather than its quantity