Educational

penetralia

[pen-i-trey-lee-uh]

the most private or secret things

travail

[truh-veyl]

to toil or exert oneself

scrupulous

[skroo-pyuh-luhs]

punctiliously or minutely careful, precise, or exact

scythe

[sahyth]

an agricultural tool with a long, curving blade that sits at an angle on the handle

mellow

[mel-oh]

made gentle and compassionate by age or maturity; softened

purloin

[pur-loin]

to take dishonestly; steal; filch; pilfer

efficacious

[ef-i-key-shuhs]

capable of having the desired result or effect; effective as a means, measure, remedy, etc.

jubilant

[joo-buh-luhnt]

showing great joy, satisfaction, or triumph; rejoicing; exultant

analytical

[an-l-it-i-kuhl]

skilled in or habitually using analysis

omniscient

[om-nish-uhnt]

having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things

construe

[kuhn-stroo]

to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret

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

convoluted

[kon-vuh-loo-tid]

twisted; coiled

mesmerizing

[mez-muh-rahy-zing]

hypnotic or hypnotizing; having a trancelike effect similar to hypnosis

hagiography

[hag-ee-og-ruh-fee]

a biography that treats the person with excessive or undue admiration

tantalize

[tan-tl-ahyz]

to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed

imminent

[im-uh-nuhnt]

likely to occur at any moment; impending

requiem

[rek-wee-uhm]

any musical service, hymn, or dirge for the repose of the dead

curt

[kurt]

rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner

famished

[fam-isht]

extremely hungry

treacle

[tree-kuhl]

molasses, especially that which is drained from the vats used in sugar refining

prerogative

[pri-rog-uh-tiv]

a right, privilege, etc., limited to a specific person or to persons of a particular category

obliterate

[uh-blit-uh-reyt]

to blot out or render undecipherable (writing, marks, etc.); efface

skittish

[skit-ish]

restlessly or excessively lively