Hard Words to Pronounce: Study Tools

n. a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

n. a political leader who seeks support by appealing to popular passions and prejudices

v. add details, as to an account or idea, clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing

n. a serious infectious disease that causes fever and difficulty in breathing and swallowing

n. a current of unpleasantly cold air blowing through a room

a. relating to or composed of electors, of or relating to elections

a. having a softening or soothing effect especially to the skin

n. a standard or typical example, a brief abstract (as of an article or book)

v. take in marriage, become involved with or support an activity or opinion

n. strong coffee, or a cup of this, made by forcing hot water through crushed coffee beans and served without milk

a. stupid, not correct, or not carefully thought about

n. the month following January and preceding March

n. the leaves of a plant or tree, or leaves on the stems or branches on which they are growing

a. a strong ability, something that a person can do well

n. a large entrance or reception room or area

a. puffed up with vanity, lofty in style

n. the dominance or leadership of one social group or nation over others

n. a series of ordered groupings of people or things within a system, the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body

a. (used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame

a. only partly in existence; imperfectly formed