apprenticeship [ə-ˈpren-tə(sh)-ˌship] [The condition of, or the time served by, an apprentice.]
midwife [ˈmid-ˌwīf] [A person, usually a woman, who is trained to assist women in childbirth, but who is not a physician.]
versed [ˈvərst] [to know a lot about a particular subject or be experienced in a particular skill.]
straitlaced [ˈstrāt-ˈlāst] [Having narrow views on moral matters; prudish.]
dogmatic [dȯg-ˈma-tik] [If you are dogmatic, you are certain that you are right and that everyone else is wrong.]
foment [ˈfō-ˌment] [to cause trouble to develop.]
rousing [ˈrau̇-ziŋ] [making people feel excited and proud or ready to take action.]
oratory [ˈȯr-ə-ˌtȯr-ē] [skilful and effective public speaking.]
hippopotamus [ˌhi-pə-ˈpä-tə-məs] [A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius)]
rhinoceros [rī-ˈnäs-rəs] [Any of several large herbivorous pachyderms native to Africa and Asia of the five extant species in the three extant genera in the family Rhinocerotidae, with thick, gray skin and one or two horns on their snouts.]
sport [ˈspȯrt] [to wear or be decorated with something.]
serum [ˈsir-əm] [The clear yellowish liquid obtained upon separating whole blood into its solid and liquid components after it has been allowed to clot.]
treatise [ˈtrē-təs] [A formal, usually lengthy, systematic discourse on some subject.]