Educational

clerestory

[kleer-stawr-ee]

a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior

treatise

[tree-tis]

a formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay

extol

[ik-stohl]

to praise highly; laud; eulogize

eggcorn

[eg-kawrn]

a word or phrase that is a seemingly logical alteration of another word or phrase that sounds similar and has been misheard or misinterpreted

adroit

[uh-droit]

expert or nimble in the use of the hands or body

viscous

[vis-kuhs]

of a glutinous nature or consistency; sticky; thick; adhesive

sanctimonious

[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

soporific

[sop-uh-rif-ik]

causing or tending to cause sleep

diphthong

[dif-thawng]

a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)

assail

[uh-seyl]

to attack vigorously or violently; assault

bolster

[bohl-ster]

a long, often cylindrical, cushion or pillow for a bed, sofa, etc.

penurious

[puh-noor-ee-uhs]

extremely stingy; parsimonious; miserly

conduit

[kon-dwit]

a pipe, tube, or the like, for conveying water or other fluid

rutilant

[root-l-uhnt]

glowing or glittering with red or golden light

deleterious

[del-i-teer-ee-uhs]

injurious to health

repertory

[rep-er-tawr-ee]

a type of theatrical presentation in which a company presents several works regularly or in alternate sequence in one season

obdurate

[ob-doo-rit]

unmoved by persuasion, pity, or tender feelings; stubborn; unyielding

virulent

[vir-yuh-luhnt, vir-uh-]

actively poisonous; intensely noxious

dodecahedron

[doh-dek-uh-hee-druhn]

a three-dimensional shape having twelve plane faces, in particular a regular solid figure with twelve equal pentagonal faces

zenith

[zee-nith]

the point in the sky or celestial sphere directly above an observer

brix

[bri-ks]

a measure (in degrees) of the amount of dissolved solids in a liquid via its specific gravity; used especially to measure dissolved sugar in fruit juice and wine

corrie

[kor-ee]

a circular hollow in the side of a hill or mountain

neophyte

[nee-uh-fahyt]

a beginner or novice

equinox

[ee-kwuh-noks]

the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length