[ ey-jiz-uhm ]

discrimination against persons of a certain age group

[ sahy-uhn ]

a descendant or heir

[ uhn-doo-lee ]

excessively

[ vaw-rey-shuhs ]

exceedingly eager or avid

[ oh-ker ]

any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments

[ fuhs-buhj-it ]

a fussy or needlessly fault-finding person

[ lahy-miv-er-uhs ]

of or relating to animals, usually worms or bivalves, that ingest earth or mud to extract the organic matter from it

[ tsahyt-gey-ber ]

an environmental cue, as the length of daylight or the degree of temperature, that helps to regulate the cycles of an organism's biological clock

[ uhn-skroo-pyuh-luhs ]

having or showing no moral principles; not honest or fair