Educational

elegant

[el-i-guhnt]

graceful and stylish in appearance or manner

inhibit

[in-hib-bit]

to prevent, restrain, stop

burgeon

[bur-juhn]

a bud

insubordinate

[in-suh-bor-din-it]

defiant of authority; disobedient

lauded

[law-did]

praised or extolled; spoken highly of

fluster

[fluhs-ter]

to put into a state of agitated confusion

invert

[in-vurt]

to turn upside down

limerick

[lim-er-ik]

a kind of humorous verse of five lines, in which the first, second, and fifth lines rhyme with each other, and the third and fourth lines, which are shorter, form a rhymed couplet

sedentary

[sed-n-ter-ee]

accustomed to sit or rest a great deal or to take little exercise

capacious

[kuh-pey-shuhs]

capable of holding much; spacious or roomy

engender

[en-jen-der]

to produce, cause, or give rise to

hated

[hey-tid]

strongly disliked or despised

modicum

[mod-i-kuhm]

a moderate or small amount

pecuniary

[pi-kyoo-nee-er-ee]

of or relating to money

rancid

[ran-sid]

having a rank, unpleasant, stale smell or taste, as through decomposition

ignoble

[ig-noh-buhl]

of low character, aims, etc.; mean; base

union

[un-ion]

the act of joining or combining; also refers to an organization formed for mutual benefit.

hagiography

[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee]

the writing and critical study of the lives of the saints

purloin

[pur-loin]

to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer

parlous

[pahr-luhs]

perilous; dangerous

aloof

[uh-loof]

not friendly or forthcoming; distant

regretful

[ri-gret-fuhl]

feeling or showing regret or sorrow

maritime

[mar-i-tahym]

bordering on the sea

sanctimonious

[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness