Adumbrate- to
produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
Most
teachers give a adumbrate picture of how learning should actually happen.
Apotheosis- the
elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
To survive
your apotheosis of math, would be to survive the seven circles of hell.
Ascetic- a person
who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and
practices extreme self-denial or
self-mortification for religious reasons.
The ascetic
to which some hold themselves too is just plain cruel.
Bauble- a showy,
usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.
The bauble
to which that medal displays is embarrassing.
Beguile- to take
away from by cheating or deceiving.
After the
beguilement I experienced in Las Vegas I will think twice before ever
returning.
Burgeon- to begin
to grow, as a bud; put forth buds, shoots.
I am
relieved to see the burgeon of our squash.
Complement- something
that completes or makes perfect.
A good wine
is a complement to a good meal.
Contumacious-
stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.
Teenagers can
come across in a contumacious way at times
Curmudgeon- a
bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.
Sometimes my
great-uncle can be a real curmudgeon
Didactic- teaching
or intending to teach a moral lesson.
Almost all
teacher tend to stand in front of class and give didactic speeches.
Disingenuous- lacking
in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely
Her excuse
was rather disingenuous.
Exculpate- to clear
from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
The purpose
of his trail was to exculpate john from blame.
faux pas- a slip or
blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or
indiscretion.
Jimmy’s
birthday party speech became somewhat of a fuax pas.
Fulminate- to
explode with a loud noise; detonate.
Fustian- a stout
fabric of cotton and flax
The vendor assured
me that the shirt was made of the fines fustian materials.
Hauteur- haughty
manner or spirit; arrogance.
The hauteur
of squidwards character is what brings comedic spice to the show.
Inhibit- to
restrain, hinder, arrest, or check.
His constant
chatter inhibits the overall flow of the meeting.
Jeremiad- a
prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.
We kids don’t get what they want, they usually resort to
jeremiad complains
Opportunist- a person
who practices opportunism, or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc.,
to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles
He is an
extreme opportunist and always thinks the ends justify the means.
Unconscionable- not
guided by conscience; unscrupulous.
His actions
could only be explained as an unconscionable slip.
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