adumbrate - verb give to understand; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
EX: The man was in a hurry to get to work, so he adumbrated his reasons for being late when questioned by his co-worker.
apotheosis - noun the elevation of a person (as to the status of a god); model of excellence or perfection of a kind; one having no equal
EX: "Kanye West is the apotheosis of music" -Kanye West
ascetic - adj. practicing great self-denial; pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic or the practice of rigorous self-discipline; noun someone who practices self denial as a spiritual discipline
EX: He lived an ascetic life of lies about his own true character.
bauble - noun a mock scepter carried by a court jester; cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
EX: "Hey nice Rolex! How could you afford that?" "It's just a bauble man, I'm not rich."
beguile - verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness
EX: She beguiled the guards enough to slip right into the bank vault.
burgeon - verb grow and flourish
EX: My garden burgeoned under the sunlight.
complement - noun something added to complete or make perfect; either of two parts that mutually complete each other; a word or phrase used to complete a grammatical construction;number needed to make up a whole force; a complete number or quantity; one of a series of enzymes in the blood serum that are part of the immune response; verb make complete or perfect; supply what is wanting or form the complement to
EX: Wow, that drkshdw shirt really complements those Rick Owens sneakers.
contumacious - adj. wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
EX: The contumacious kid would never do his homework on time, and was always late for class.
curmudgeon - noun a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
EX:Bill O'Reilly is the king of curmudgeons.
didactic - adj. instructive (especially excessively)
EX:If you follow this didactic cookbook, it will teach you every last step to cook the perfect meal.
disingenuous - adj. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
EX: I've had enough of your disingenuous assertions.
exculpate - verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
EX: He was sweaty and nervous the entire time he was on the stand, but somehow still ended up being exculpated of robbery.
faux pas - noun an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation.
EX: I had realized as soon as the words came out of my mouth that my faux pas would ruin a few friendships there.
fulminate - noun a salt or ester of fulminic acid; verb cause to explode violently and with loud noise; come on suddenly
and intensely; criticize severely
EX: The stereotypical volcano science project everyone made at one point fulminated into foam and bubbles.
fustian - noun a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap;pompous or pretentious talk or writing
EX: He babbled on for hours about the great product he was selling, and why we should buy it instead of the cheaper made versions, but it all felt like a cheap fustian to me.
hauteur - noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
EX: He shoved all of his albums in my face and told me I was a music plebeian, and all I could think was how much of a hauteur he was for it.
inhibit - verb limit the range or extent of; to put down by force or authority
EX: The weather inhibited my ability to see out of my windshield.
jeremiad - noun a long and mournful complaint
EX: Listening to his hour long jeremiad on Wal-Mart's policies was insanely boring.
opportunist - adj. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; noun a person who places expediency above principle
EX: You say bank robber, I say opportunist.
unconscionable - adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; lacking a conscience
EX: To think he could do something like that and feel no remorse is unconscionable.
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