Educational
anaphora
[uh-naf-er-uh]
the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
modicum
[mod-i-kuhm]
a moderate or small amount
limivorous
[lahy-miv-er-uhs]
of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it
vernal
[vur-nl]
of, in, or appropriate to spring
enumerate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt]
to ascertain the number of; count
grisly
[griz-lee]
causing a shudder or feeling of horror; horrible; gruesome
hamartia
[hah-mahr-tee-uh]
a fatal flaw leading to the downfall of a tragic hero or heroine
hearsay
[heer-sey]
information received from other people that one cannot adequately substantiate; rumor
biblioklept
[bib-lee-uh-klept]
a person who steals books
isthmus
[is-muhs]
a narrow strip of land, bordered on both sides by water, connecting two larger bodies of land
grandiose
[grand-dee-ohs]
affectedly grand or important; pompous
aerostat
[air-uh-stat]
an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered
bandicoot
[ban-di-koot]
a mainly insectivorous marsupial native to Australia and New Guinea
eponym
[ep-uh-nim]
a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named
frazil
[fraz-uhl]
ice crystals formed in turbulent water, as in swift streams or rough seas
cordate
[kawr-deyt]
heart-shaped
persnickety
[per-snik-i-tee]
overparticular; fussy
borborygmus
[bawr-buh-rig-muhs]
a rumbling or gurgling noise made by the movement of fluid and gas in the intestines
tome
[tohm]
a book, especially a large, heavy, scholarly one
ascertain
[as-er-teyn]
to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine
kapellmeister
[kah-pel-mahy-ster]
the leader or conductor of an orchestra or choir
eidetic
[ahy-det-ik]
of, relating to, or constituting visual imagery vividly experienced and readily reproducible with great accuracy and in great detail
accoutrements
[uh-koo-tr-muhnts]
equipment worn by soldiers in addition to their clothing and weapons
morass
[muh-ras]
an area of muddy or boggy ground