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"Fatalist (n.) (FAYT-uh-list)
A fatalist believes that what happens is inevitable, predestined, determined by fate.
Lorraine was a fatalist who refused to wear a seat belt because she believed when your number was up, it was up, no matter what you did.",
"Rebuke (v.) (ri-BYOOK)
To rebuke is to sharply criticize.
What Charles did was wrong, but I don't think Martha should have rebuked him in public. ",
"Profane (adj.) (proh-FAYN)
Profane means irreverent, blasphemous, unholy.
The movie depicted profane rites that involved drugs and human sacrifice.",
"Vehement (adj.) (VEE-uh-munt)
Vehement means intense, forceful, impassioned.
Jack was so vehement in his denial that I thought he was going to have a stroke. He was furious that anyone would even think he might have stolen the money.",
"Trepidation (n.) (trep-uh-DAY-shun)
Trepidation refers to apprehension, nervous trembling, uncertainty.
Eleanor entered the room with trepidation, fully expecting her brothers to make merciless fun of her newly red hair.",
"Vociferous (adj.) (voh-SIF-ur-us)
Vociferous means loud and unrestrained, in a way that is blatant and often vulgar or offensive.
His vociferous criticism of her work reduced Gail to tears. She could not understand why he seemed to relish pointing out her mistakes while ignoring what she did right.",
"Insurgent (n.) (in-SUR-junt)
An insurgent is a rebel, someone who revolts against established authority.
The general hoped to find the insurgent's camp and capture them before they blew up the oil refinery.",
"Vernacular (n.) (vur-NAK-yuh-lur)
When you speak in the vernacular, you are using the speech common to where you live. The vernacular includes things like contractions, slang, and idioms that you would not use in formal writing.
The vernacular of American Blacks is called ebonics.",
"Esoteric (adj.) (es-uh-TER-ik)
Esoteric means understood by only a select few with special knowledge, hidden from the masses, secret.
On the surface it was just a nice story, but it's esoteric meaning provided instructions for reaching Nirvana to yoga masters who knew how to interpret it.",
"Perfunctory (adj.) (pur-FUNGK-tuh-ree)
Perfunctory means done routinely with indifference, hasty and superficial.
After a few perfunctory attempts to get online, Larry gave up and read a book instead. He really didn't want to surf the net anyway.",
"Insidious
Insidious means treacherous, sneaky, intended to entrap or beguile.
The stress of working two jobs was an insidious pressure that undermined Clifford's marriage.",
"Milieu (n.) (mil-YOO)
Milieu refers to surroundings, situation, atmosphere, environment.
Marcy felt most comfortable in an academic milieu, surrounded by other intellectuals and established formalities.",
"Incongruous (adj.) (in-KAHN-groo-us)
Incongruous means inconsistent, not fitting in, unsuitable to.
Karen's smile was incongruous with her feeling. She was actually enraged at what was going on.",
"Extricate (v.) (EK-struh-kayt)
To extricate is to free from difficulty, to get out of, to disengage or release from entanglement.
Randy was unable to extricate himself from the burdensome lease and had to stay in the over-priced apartment until December.",
"Tenable (adj.) (TEN-uh-bul)
Tenable means viable, defensible, valid, capable of being successfully argued, reasonable workable.
The idea that we can pay for a trip to Bali by buying a lottery ticket is just not tenable.",
"Irascible (adj.) (I-RAS-uh-bul)
Irascible means easily angered or provoked, irritable.
Wayne was a good friend to me, but his employees saw him as an irascible old man who was always critical and frequently lost his temper.",
"Parody (n.) PAR-uh-dee)
A parody is a humorous satirical imitation of something.
Saturday Night Live is famous for it's parodies of famous people, the news, and other things we often take very seriously. The show makes fun of almost everything.",
"Touchstone (n.) (TUCH-stohn)
A touchstone is a standard by which to evaluate the worth of something.
Performance on the SAT is the touchstone upon which eligibility for college is determined.",
"Superfluous (adj.) (soo-PUR-floo-us)
Superfluous means unnecessary, extra, redundant.
Her attempts to sway the crowd were superfluous. Everyone already was in agreement with her.",
"Egalitarian (adj.) (I-gal-uh-TAYR-ee-un)
Egalitarian refers to equality. It describes a belief in the equality of all people.
Many people hold egalitarian beliefs until those beliefs interfere with their own self-interest.",
"Diffident (adj.) DIF-I-dunt
To be diffident is to be timid or lacking in confidence.
Many people thought Penelope was unfriendly, but in truth she was diffident and, therefore, didn't say too much.",
"Artifice (n.) AHRT-uh-fus)
Artifice means cunning, craftiness, the using of trickery or subterfuge to get one's way.
Frances used all the artifice she could muster to get Jim to marry her. He never knew until much later that she did not come from a wealthy background as she had led him to believe.",
"Patent (adj.) (PAYT-unt)
Patent means obvious, noticeable.
The idea that someone could buy the moon is a patent absurdity. ",
"Cognizant (adj.) CAHG-nu-zunt)
Cognizant means aware, conscious of, informed.
We were cognizant of the risks involved in the new venture, but decided to go forward in spite of them.",
"Kinetic (adj.) (ki-NET-ik)
Kinetic means having to do with motion, lively, active.
The trainer was a kinetic man, who stressed his points by jumping up on tables and waving his arms. I would think by day's end, he would be exhausted.",
"Promulgate (v.) (PRAHM-ul-gayt)
To promulgate is to proclaim, to publicly or formally declare something, to make known.
Before we promulgate the new agenda, we must discuss it thoroughly amongst ourselves. Only when we are sure everyone on the board is in agreement should we announce it to the membership.",
"Equanimity (adj.) (ek-wuh-NIM-uh-tee)
Equanimity means serenity, calm, composure.
Marge was able to maintain a state of equanimity while others rushed around in panic.",
"Proselytize (v.) (PHAHS-uh-luh-tyze)
To proselytize means to attempt to convert, to actively recruit.
The cult members spent every weekend outside the mall proselytizing anyone who would listen in an attempt to get others to join their group.",
"Turpitude (n.) (TUR-puh-tood)
Turpitude means depravity, moral baseness.
The politician was forced from office when it was discovered he was taking bribes.",
"Prosaic (adj.) (proh-ZAY-ik)
Prosaic means commonplace, dull, unimaginative, ordinary, humdrum.
Andy lived in the fast lane and had nothing but contempt for the prosaic suburban life his brother led.",
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