[ key-see-uhs ]

cheeselike, especially in appearance, smell, or consistency

[ noo-muh-nuhs ]

spiritual or supernatural

[ ak-wee-es ]

to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent

[ dis-er-tey-shuhn ]

a written essay, treatise, or thesis, especially one written by a candidate for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy

[ gas-kuh-neyd ]

extravagant boasting

[ ep-uh-nim ]

a person after whom a discovery, invention, place, etc., is named or thought to be named

[ moh-nok-ruh-see ]

government by only one person; autocracy

[ puh-lem-ik ]

a controversial argument, as one against some opinion, doctrine, etc.

[ bur-buhl ]

to speak in an excited manner; babble.