Monday, August 18, 2014

Vocab List #1

adumbrate: report or represent in outline;indicate faintly;
foreshadow or symbolize
apotheosis: the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax;
the elevation of someone to divine status; deification
ascetic: characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons; a person who practices severe self-discipline and abstention
bauble: a small, showy trinket or decoration; a baton formerly used as an emblem by jesters
beguile: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way; help (time) pass pleasantly
burgeon: begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish; put forth young shoots; bud
complement: a thing that completes or brings to perfection; a number or quantity of something required to make a group complete; add to (something) in a way that enhances or improves it; make perfect
contumacious: (especially of a defendant's behavior) stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
curmudgeon: a bad-tempered or surly person
didactic: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive; in the manner of a teacher, particularly so as to treat someone in a patronizing way

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