Educational

intercept

[in-ter-sept]

to take, seize, or halt (someone or something on the way from one place to another); cut off from an intended destination

analytical

[an-l-it-i-kuhl]

skilled in or habitually using analysis

nascent

[nas-uhnt]

beginning to exist or develop

ornate

[awr-neyt]

elaborately or sumptuously adorned, often excessively or showily so

coax

[kohks]

to manipulate to a desired end by adroit handling or persistent effort

weave

[weev]

to interlace (threads, yarns, strips, fibrous material, etc.) so as to form a fabric or material

pleiotropy

[play-o-truh-pee]

the phenomenon of one gene being responsible for or affecting more than one phenotypic characteristic

complicit

[kuhm-plis-it]

choosing to be involved in an illegal or questionable act, especially with others; having complicity

fledgling

[flej-ling]

young, new, or inexperienced

purport

[per-pawrt]

to present, especially deliberately, the appearance of being; profess or claim, often falsely

maquillage

[mak-ee-ahzh]

make-up; cosmetics

sisyphean

[sis-uh-fee-uhn]

endless and unavailing, as labor or a task

burnish

[bur-nish]

to polish (a surface) by friction

instauration

[in-staw-rey-shuhn]

renewal or restoration

muster

[muhs-ter]

to gather, summon, rouse

gullible

[guhl-uh-buhl]

easily deceived or cheated

gallant

[gal-uhnt ]

brave, spirited, noble-minded, or chivalrous

ichor

[ahy-kawr]

from Classical Mythology: the blood of the gods

acclivity

[uh-kliv-i-tee]

an upward slope, as of ground; an ascent

benign

[bih-nahyn]

pathology; not malignant; self-limiting

ascertain

[as-er-teyn]

to find out definitely; learn with certainty or assurance; determine

coulee

[koo-lee]

a lava flow

reticent

[ret-uh-suhnt]

disposed to be silent or not to speak freely; reserved

candor

[kan-der]

the state or quality of being frank, open, and sincere in speech or expression