Vocab

1) adumbrate- to report or represent in an outline. I"m going to adumbrate the vocab on my blog.
2)Apotheosis- the culmination in something. Graduating high school will be the apotheosis of a lot of hard work.
3) Ascetic- Verb, to practice extreme self discipline, noun, someone who practices extreme self discipline. The Puritans were very ascetic.
4) Bauble- a small showy decoration. I admired the mans old baubles on his shelves.
5) Beguile- to trick something. In the bible the serpent beguiles Adam and Eve.
6) Bergeon- to flourish. The plants in the Garden began to burgeon as spring arrived.
7) Complement- something nice that you say to a person(noun) verb to say something nice to a person. I complemented my mom on her artwork.
8) Countmacious- Willingly disobedient. One could argue that Walter White was very countmacious in his avoidance of the DEA.
9) Curmudgeon- someone who is irritable or stubborn. My brother can be a curmudgeon sometimes.
10) Didactic- a political or moral message. The grapes of Wrath carried a didactic message.
11) Disingenuous- to not be genuine. I don't want to be disingenuous, I want to hold integrity.
\12) Exculpate- to free someone of guilt. I'm sure all the dudes on death row would like to be exculpated right now.
13) faux pas- social blunder- There have been many Faux pas in recent memory, Donald sterling anyone?
14) fulminate- to express forceful criticism on somebody or something. Some editorials fulminate stuff? not really sure how this is used in context.
15) Fustian- Bombastic, loudly outspoken. The fustian coach yelled at his players.
16) hauteur- a haughty feeling or manner. She had a hauteur about her.
17) Inhibit- to stop. Some chemicals inhibit growth.
18) Jeremiad- A lengthy cpmplaint. The telemarketer had to listen to a jeremiad phone call from a customer.
19) Oppurtunist- unprincipled resourceful person. The opportunist entrepreneur took illegal business advantages.
20) unconscionable- morally unacceptable. Are the events in ferguson unconscionable?