Educational
cruelty
[kroo-el-tee]
deliberate infliction of pain or suffering
penetralia
[pen-i-trey-lee-uh]
the most private or secret things
arrival
[uh-ry-vul]
the act of reaching a destination
perquisite
[pur-kwuh-zit]
an incidental payment, benefit, privilege, or advantage over and above regular income, salary, or wages
obsidian
[uhb-sid-ee-uhn]
a volcanic glass similar in composition to granite, usually dark but transparent in thin pieces, and having a good conchoidal fracture
belated
[bih-ley-tid]
coming or being after the customary, useful, or expected time
douse
[dous]
to splash or throw water or other liquid on; drench
asylum
[as-ylu-lum]
a place of refuge, protection, a sanctuary
old-fashioned
[ohld-fash-uhnd]
no longer modern or commonly used
scathing
[skey-thing]
bitterly severe, as in a remark
clerestory
[kleer-stawr-ee]
a portion of an interior rising above adjacent rooftops and having windows admitting daylight to the interior
oracle
[awr-uh-kuhl]
a priest or priestess acting as a medium through whom advice or prophecy was sought from the gods in classical antiquity
publicize
[puhb-luh-sahyz]
to give publicity to; bring to public notice; advertise
banausic
[buh-naw-sik]
serving utilitarian purposes only; mechanical; practical
diluvial
[dih-loo-vee-uhl]
pertaining to or caused by a flood or deluge
gallop
[gal-uhp]
to ride a horse at a gallop; ride at full speed
mesmerizing
[mez-muh-rahy-zing]
completely engrossing; captivating or fascinating
emulate
[em-yuh-leyt]
to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass
sigil
[sij-il]
a seal or signet
tocsin
[tok-sin]
a bell used to sound an alarm
recline
[ri-klahyn]
to lean or lie back; rest in a recumbent position
enumerate
[ih-noo-muh-reyt]
to ascertain the number of; count
dauntless
[dawnt-lis]
not to be daunted or intimidated; fearless; intrepid; bold
wormhole
[wurm-hohl]
a theoretical passageway in space between a black hole and a white hole, a speculative means of connecting two disparate points in spacetime