Educational

futile

[fyoot-l]

incapable of producing any result; ineffective; useless; not successful

parlous

[pahr-luhs]

perilous; dangerous

callosity

[kuh-los-i-tee]

a callous or hard condition

careen

[kuh-reen]

to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion (of a vehicle)

adept

[uh-dept]

very skilled; proficient; expert

bittersweet

[bit-er-sweet]

both pleasant and painful or regretful

interstice

[in-tur-stis]

a small or narrow space or interval between things or parts, especially when one of a series of alternating uniform spaces and parts

underlie

[uhn-der-lahy]

to lie under or beneath; be situated under

covert

[koh-vert]

concealed or disguised; secret

abnegation

[ab-ni-gey-shuhn]

the act of relinquishing or giving up a right, possession, etc.

capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs]

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy

clemency

[klem-uhn-see]

the quality of being clement; disposition to show forbearance, compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy

oust

[oust]

to expel or remove from a place or position occupied

penniless

[pen-i-lis]

without any money whatsoever; totally impoverished; destitute

flippant

[flip-uhnt]

frivolously disrespectful, shallow, or lacking in seriousness

ornate

[awr-neyt]

elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so

renounce

[ri-nouns]

to give up or put aside voluntarily

omnipresent

[om-nuh-prez-uhnt]

present everywhere at the same time

contend

[kuhn-tend]

to struggle in opposition

odious

[oh-dee-uhs]

deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable

publicize

[puhb-luh-sahyz]

to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise

omnipotent

[om-nip-uh-tuhnt]

having very great or unlimited authority or power

septuagenarian

[sep-choo-uh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 70 and 80 years old

octogenarian

[ok-tuh-juh-nair-ee-uhn]

a person who is between 80 and 90 years old