REMONSTRATE (ruh-MAHN-strayt)

Meaning:
To object,protest,reprove,rebuke,argue or plead against.
Synonyms:expostulate.

IMPERVIOUS (im-PUR-vee-us)

Meaning:
Impenetrable,incapable of being entered or passed through;hence,unable to be moved or affected by something.
Synonyms:impassable,impermeable,opaque.
Antoyms:penetrable,passable,accessible,permeable,translucent,diaphanous.

EBULLIENCE (i-BUHL-yints or i-BUUL-yints)

Meaning:
Lively enthusiasm,high spirits,bubbly excitement.
Synonyms:exuberance,exhilaration,effervescence.
Etymology and related words:The Latin ebullire,to boil,bubble is the source of the English words ebullition,ebullient,and ebullience.
Pronunciation tip: In the words ebullience and ebullient,the second syllable,-bul-,may be pronounced either like bul-bulk or in bull.

SUBTERFUGE (SUHB-tur-fyooj)

Meaning:
A deception,trick,underhanded scheme.
Synonyms:stratagem,artifice,ruse (rhymes with fuse and choose)
Usage tip:Subterfuge applies to any secret or illicit plan or activity designed to conceal a motive,escape blame,or avoid somthing unpleasant.
Pronunciation tip:Don't soften the G and say SUHB-tur-fyoozh.The-fuge should rhyme with huge.
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N.B. At this point in the program there is a discussion of the formation of English plurals for certain problematic words derived from latin and Greek,such as octopus,and whether to use a singular or plural verb with the words media,data,and bacteria.
Pronunciation tip:The word process is pronounced PRAH-ses (the pronunciation PROH-ses is British),and the plural prosesses should be pronounced PRAH-ses-siz,not PRAH-ses-seez.
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JOVIAL (JOH-vee-ul)

Meaning:
Merry,full of good humor,hearty and fun-loving,jolly.
Synonyms:sociable,jolly,convivial(Level5,Word 46).
Etymology:Jovial comes from the name Jove (also Jupiter),the chief deity in Roman mythology,called Zeus by the ancient Greeks.Jove was renowned for his love of feasting and merriment.

GENTEEL (jen-TEEL)

Meaning:

Refined,polite,well-bred,shophisticated;elegantly stylish or fashionable;pertaining or belonging to high society.
Usage tip: In current usage genteel often suggests an excessive or affected refinement.