Vocab. Level H Word Scramble
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Vocab. - Level H | Unit 15 |
adumbrate | (v.) to outline or sketch broadly; to foreshadow or prefigure; to disclose partially |
apotheosis | (n.) the elevation of a person to a divine rank or status the glorification of a person as an ideal; a glorified ideal |
ascetic | (adj.) practicing strict self-denial or the sake of personal or spiritual discipline; (n.) one who leads a life of self-discipline, especially to express religious devotion |
bauble | (n.) a small, showy ornament of little value or use |
beguile | (v.) to mislead or deceive; to cheat; to divert; to cause to vanish unnoticed |
burgeon | (v.) to put forth new buds, leaves, or greenery; to develop rapidly or suddenly |
complement | (n.) something that completes a whole; the quantity or number needed to make up a whole; the full number or allowance; (v.) to complete |
contumacious | (adj.) obstinately or willfully disobedient; openly rebellious |
curmudgeon | (n.) an irascible, churlish person |
didactic | (adj.) intended to instruct, especially morally; inclined to moralize too much |
disingenuous | (adj.) lacking in sincerity or candor |
exculpate | (v.) to clear of guilt or blame |
faux pas | (n.) a slip in manners or conduct; a social blunder |
fulminate | (v.) to denounce or condemn vehemently; to explode, detonate |
fustian | (n.) inflated or pretentious language in speech or writing; a cloth made of cotton and flax |
hauteur | (n.) haughtiness of bearing or attitude |
inhibit | (v.) to restrain or hold back; to hinder or arrest; to prohibit |
jeremiad | (n.) an elaborate or prolonged lamentation; any tale of woe |
opportunist | (n.) one who makes a practice of taking advantage of circumstances to further his or her own self-interest, regardless of principles or ultimate consequences |
unconscionable | (adj.) not guided or restrained by conscience, prudence, or reason; unscrupulous; immoderate |
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