adumbrate - verb give to understand; describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of
-It is simple to adumbrate the story, but it is complex to analyze it.
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
- Zues was an apotheosis to all others who saw him.
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
-The mother was in an ascetic state of mind after her son passed away.
bauble - noun a mock scepter carried by a court jester; cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
- The baunle the man held seemed to mock the crowed.
beguile - verb attract; cause to be enamored; influence by slyness
-The teachers' homework assignments didn't beguile the students.
burgeon - verb grow and flourish
-It is important that students burgeon within opensource learning.
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
- Her shoes really complemented her outfit.
contumacious - adj. wilfully obstinate; stubbornly disobedient
-The student was contumacious in not taking the test.
curmudgeon -noun. a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
-Don't act like those typical curmudgeons with your thoughtless ideas.
didactic - adj. instructive, excessively
-The coaches tone was extremely didactic.
disingenuous - adj. not straightforward or candid; giving a false appearance of frankness
-The picture done by the student was disingenious.
exculpate - verb pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
-It is not my job to exculpate you from your offense.
faux pas- adj. not genuine or real step; being an imitation of the genuine article
-The directions seemed to lead us to a faux pas of understanding.
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
-It seems as if it is the job of many teachers to fulminate our minds with countless loads of work.
fustian - noun a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap; pompous or pretentious talk or writing
- The shirt was made in fustain to enhance the price of the brand.
hauteur - noun overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
- The hauteur wore a suit and wouldn't make eye contact with any of us.
inhibit - verb limit the range or extent of; to put down by force or authority
-The frogs inhibted the rainforest until the storm destroyed their habitat.
jeremiad - noun a long and mournful complaint
-Many teachers make jeremiads about open source learning.
opportunist - adj. taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit; noun a person who places expediency above principle
-Students are the opportunists in this world and need to be given fair chances to change it.
unconscionable - adj. greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; lacking a conscience
-Ideas of life can sometimes reach unconscionable levels of hatred.
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