Be ready to define/conjugate/contextualize these words by Friday, Aug. 17:
adumbrate
apotheosis
ascetic
bauble
beguile
burgeon
complement
contumacious
curmudgeon
didactic
disingenuous
exculpate
faux pas
fulminate
fustian
hauteur
inhibit
jeremiad
opportunist
unconscionable
Great choice of vocabulary Dr. Preston. And for all of you who is having difficulty finding the words, I hope this helps. Compliments of thefreedictionary.com ...
ReplyDeleteadumbrate :
1. To give a sketchy outline of.
2. To prefigure indistinctly; foreshadow.
3. To disclose partially or guardedly.
4. To overshadow; shadow or obscure.
apotheosis :
1. Exaltation to divine rank or stature; deification.
2. Elevation to a preeminent or transcendent position; glorification
3. An exalted or glorified example
ascetic :
1. Leading a life of self-discipline and self-denial, especially for spiritual improvement.
2. Pertaining to or characteristic of an ascetic; self-denying and austere:
bauble :
1. A small, showy ornament of little value; a trinket.
2. Archaic A mock scepter carried by a court jester
beguile :
1. To deceive by guile; delude.
2. To take away from by or as if by guile; cheat
3. To distract the attention of; divert
4. To pass (time) pleasantly.
5. To amuse or charm; delight.
burgeon :
1.
a. To put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; sprout.
b. To begin to grow or blossom.
2. To grow or develop rapidly.
complement :
1.
a. Something that completes, makes up a whole, or brings to perfection.
b. The quantity or number needed to make up a whole
c. Either of two parts that complete the whole or mutually complete each other.
2. An angle related to another so that the sum of their measures is 90°.
3. Grammar A word or words used to complete a predicate construction, especially the object or indirect object of a verb4. Music An interval that completes an octave when added to a given interval.
5. The full crew of officers and enlisted personnel required to run a ship.
6. Immunology A complex system of proteins found in normal blood plasma that combines with antibodies to destroy pathogenic bacteria and other foreign cells
7. Mathematics & Logic For a universal set, the set of all elements in the set that are not in a specified subset.
8. A complementary color.
contumacious :
Obstinately disobedient or rebellious; insubordinate.
curmudgeon :
An ill-tempered person full of resentment and stubborn notions.
didactic :
1. Intended to instruct.
2. Morally instructive.
3. Inclined to teach or moralize excessively
disingenuous :
1. Not straightforward or candid; insincere or calculating
2. Pretending to be unaware or unsophisticated; faux-naïf.
3. Usage Problem Unaware or uninformed; naive.
exculpate :
To clear of guilt or blame.
faux pas :
a social blunder or indiscretion
fulminate :
1. To issue a thunderous verbal attack or denunciation: fulminated against political chicanery.
2. To explode or detonate.
fustian :
1.
a. A coarse sturdy cloth made of cotton and flax.
b. Any of several thick twilled cotton fabrics, such as corduroy, having a short nap.
2. Pretentious speech or writing; pompous language
1. cheap; worthless
2. pompous; bombastic
hauteur :
1. Haughtiness in bearing and attitude; arrogance.
2. pride; haughtiness
inhibit :
1. To hold back; restrain.
2. To prohibit; forbid.
3. Psychology To suppress or restrain (behavior, an impulse, or a desire) consciously or unconsciously
jeremiad :
A literary work or speech expressing a bitter lament or a righteous prophecy of doom
opportunist :
One who takes advantage of any opportunity to achieve an end, often with no regard for principles or consequences.
unconscionable :
1. Not restrained by conscience; unscrupulous: unconscionable behavior.
2. Beyond prudence or reason; excessive