Hard Words to Spell: Study Tools

n. lack of knowledge, education, or information

a. immediately before or after as in a chain of cause and effect, performed with little or no delay

n. a neutral or uncommitted person, especially in politics

a. showing inventiveness and skill, cleverly and originally devised and well suited to its purpose

n. secret information about an enemy, the ability to comprehend

n. an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems

n. the cognitive process of reaching a decision or drawing conclusions, the legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision

n. the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience, a single whole grain of a cereal

n. freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity, time available for ease and relaxation

n. a depository built to contain books and other materials for reading and study, a collection of literary documents or records kept for reference or borrowing

n. freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices, a legal document giving official permission to do something

n. the act of sustaining life by food or providing a means of subsistence, court-ordered support paid by one spouse to another after they are separated

n. a military training exercise, an action aimed at evading an opponent

v. perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense, act in order to achieve a certain goal

a. as if belonging to the Middle Ages; old-fashioned and unenlightened

n. period of a thousand years, especially when calculated from the traditional date of the birth of Christ

a. being on a very small scale, of a much smaller size than normal

a. deliberately causing harm or damage, naughtily or annoyingly playful

v. spell a word wrongly or incorrectly

n. anything indispensable, unavoidably determined by prior circumstances