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12: Lesson 12
Teaching and Explaining
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| didactic | adj. Intended to teach or instruct. Teaching a moral lesson. |
| edify | verb. To instruct in order to bring about intellectual, moral or spiritual improvement. |
| elucidate | verb. To make clear or plain. To give an explanation that makes something clear. |
| erudite | adj. Possessing deep and extensive learning, especially learning gotten from books; learned. |
| explicit | adj. Expressed clearly and precisely, without any possibility of misunderstanding. |
| imbue | verb. To pervade or permeate as if with a die or stain. |
| indoctrinate | verb. To instruct in the beliefs or principles of a party, sect, or other special group. |
| instill | verb. To introduce gradually. |
| pedagogy | noun. The art or profession of teaching. |
| pedantic | adj. Marked by a concern for minute, often unimportant details. Making a show of scholarship of book learning. |