Educational

erudite

[er-yoo-dahyt, er-oo-dahyt]

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt]

projecting or leaning forward; overhanging

prostrate

[pros-treyt ]

to cast (oneself) face down on the ground in humility, submission, or adoration

noetic

[noh-et-ik]

originating in or apprehended by the reason

abridge

[uh-brij]

to reduce or lessen in duration, scope, authority, etc.

irrefragable

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]

not to be disputed or contested

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

engender

[en-jen-der]

to produce, cause, or give rise to

sagacious

[suh-gey-shuhs]

having or showing acute mental discernment and keen practical sense; shrewd

inveterate

[in-vet-er-it ]

settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling, or the like

buttress

[buh-tris]

any external prop or support built to steady a structure by opposing its outward thrusts, especially a projecting support built into or against the outside of a masonry wall

sanctimonious

[sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uhs]

making a hypocritical show of religious devotion, piety, righteousness

vituperate

[vahy-too-puh-reyt]

to use or address with harsh or abusive language; revile

tyro

[tahy-roh]

a beginner in learning anything; novice

anaphora

[uh-naf-er-uh]

the repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses

equivocal

[ih-kwiv-uh-kuhl]

allowing the possibility of several different meanings, as a word or phrase, especially with intent to deceive or misguide; susceptible of double interpretation; deliberately ambiguous