Educational

yarborough

[yahr-bur-oh]

a hand in which no card is higher than a nine

solder

[sod-er]

to join closely and intimately

saturnine

[sat-er-nahyn]

sluggish in temperament; gloomy; taciturn

threnody

[thren-uh-dee]

a poem, speech, or song of lamentation, especially for the dead; dirge; funeral song

remunerative

[ri-myoo-ner-uh-tiv]

affording remuneration; profitable

anaphora

[uh-naf-er-uh]

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

aerostat

[air-uh-stat]

an airship or hot-air balloon, especially one that is tethered

anfractuous

[an-frak-choo-uhs]

characterized by windings and turnings; sinuous; circuitous

akimbo

[uh-kim-boh]

with hands on the hips and elbows turned outward

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

comport

[kuhm-pawrt]

to bear or conduct (oneself); behave

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

conventional

[kuhn-ven-shuh-nl ]

conforming or adhering to accepted standards, as of conduct or taste

murky

[mur-kee]

dark, gloomy, and cheerless

excoriate

[ik-skawr-ee-eyt]

to denounce or berate severely; flay verbally

poignant

[poin-yuhnt]

keenly distressing to the feelings

paraselene

[par-uh-si-lee-nee]

Meteorology—a bright moonlike spot on a lunar halo; a mock moon

tautology

[taw-tol-uh-jee]

needless repetition of an idea, especially in words other than those of the immediate context, without imparting additional force or clearness, as in "widow woman"

cordate

[kawr-deyt]

heart-shaped

incriminate

[in-krim-uh-neyt]

to accuse of or present proof of a crime or fault

abjure

[ab-joor, ab-jur]

solemnly renounce

irrefragable

[ih-ref-ruh-guh-buhl]

not to be disputed or contested

gawk

[gawk]

to stare stupidly; gape

precarious

[pri-kair-ee-uhs]

dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; insecure