adumbrate - verb give to
understand; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or
summary of
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
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
bauble - noun a mock scepter
carried by a court jester; cheap showy jewelry or ornament on
clothing
beguile - verb attract; cause
to be enamored; influence by slyness
burgeon - verb grow and
flourish
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
contumacious - adj. wilfully
obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
curmudgeon - noun a crusty
irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
didactic - adj. instructive
(especially excessively)
disingenuous - adj. not
straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
exculpate - verb pronounce not
guilty of criminal charges
faux - adj. not genuine or
real; being an imitation of the genuine article
pas - noun (ballet) a step in
dancing (especially in classical ballet)
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
fustian - noun a strong cotton
and linen fabric with a slight nap;pompous or pretentious talk or
writing
hauteur - noun overbearing
pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
inhibit - verb limit the range
or extent of; to put down by force or authority
jeremiad - noun a long and
mournful complaint
opportunist - adj. taking
immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; noun a
person who places expediency above principle
unconscionable - adj. greatly
exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; lacking a conscience
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