Educational

excogitate

[eks-koj-i-teyt ]

to think out; devise; invent

officious

[uh-fish-uhs]

objectionably aggressive in offering one's unrequested and unwanted services, help, or advice; meddlesome

cognizable

[kog-nuh-zuh-buhl]

capable of being judicially heard and determined

commensurate

[kuh-men-ser-it]

corresponding in amount, magnitude, or degree

mendacious

[men-dey-shuhs]

telling lies, especially habitually; dishonest; untruthful

strident

[strahyd-nt]

making or having a harsh sound; grating; creaking

relegate

[rel-i-geyt]

to send or consign to an inferior position, place, or condition

adjudicate

[uh-joo-di-keyt]

to pronounce or decree by judicial sentence

facetious

[fuh-see-shuhs]

joking or jesting often inappropriately

acumen

[uh-kyoo-muhn]

keen insight; shrewdness

fatuous

[fach-oo-uhs]

foolish or inane, especially in an unconscious, complacent manner; silly; witless

vocational

[voh-key-shuh-nl]

of, relating to, or connected with a vocation or occupation

somnolent

[som-nuh-luhnt]

sleepy; drowsy

pendulous

[pen-juh-luhs]

hanging down loosely

turbulent

[tur-byuh-luhnt]

being in a state of agitation or tumult; disturbed

deprecate

[dep-ri-keyt]

to express earnest disapproval of

insolent

[in-suh-luhnt]

boldly rude or disrespectful; contemptuously impertinent; insulting

aplomb

[uh-plom]

imperturbable self-possession, poise, or assurance

dissimulate

[dih-sim-yuh-leyt ]

to disguise or conceal under a false appearance; dissemble

transcend

[tran-send]

to rise above or go beyond; overpass; exceed

pensive

[pen-siv ]

dreamily or wistfully thoughtful