- The author used the various symbols to adumbrate an upcoming turn of events.
2. apotheosis: The elevation of someone to divine status.
- Hercules reached apotheosis upon completing his journey to becoming a true hero.
3. ascetic: characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence.
- The puritans were famous for their religiously driven ascetic lifestyle that left little to no time for mindless recreation.
4. bauble: a small trinket or decoration.
- My Grandmother's house is full of little baubles with no real purpose but certainly add a lot of character!
5. beguile: Trick or deceive someone into doing something.
- I couldn't believe I was beguiled into doing the group project by myself yet again.
6. burgeon: begin to grow or increase rapidly.
- The amount of homework assigned each night is burgeoning as high school goes on.
7. complement: a thing that completes or brings to perfection.
- The cider served as a great complement to the Thanksgiving meal, adding just the right amount refreshment to the heavy spread.
8. contumacious: disobedient to authority
- I cannot stand when children are blatantly contumacious to their parents wishes for no good reason.
9. curmudgeon: a bad tempered or surly person
- Most teenagers are curmudgeons upon being assigned an excess of homework.
10. didactic: intended to instruct
- The instructor had a didactic method of lecturing that often had students bored and uninterested quickly.
11. disingenuous: not sincere
- While talking to the witness the officer got the distinct feeling they were being disingenuous with the information.
12. exculpate: show that someone is not guilty of wrongdoing
- with understanding of the evidence the jury found it impossible to exculpate the plaintiff.
13. faux pas: error, misstep
- Letting your elbows rest on the dinner table can be seen as an extreme faux pas in many formal situations.
14. fulminate: express vehement protest.
- The class was quick to fulminate against the teacher's decision to move the due date forward.
15. fustian: pompous or pretentious in manner of speaking
- He was clearly well educated however I found the man incredibly fustian while speaking to him.
16. hauteur: disdainful pride
- The downfall of many gods in Greek myths is their display of unapologetic hauteur.
17. inhibit: hinder, restrain, or prevent
- My knee injury inhibited me from participating in the soccer tournament.
18. jeremiad: a long mournful complaint
- After a disappointing stay the hotel guest left a jeremiad on a note at the front desk.
19. opportunist: a person who exploits circumstances to gain immediate advantage.
- Beckham was quite the opportunist when it came to expanding his brand.
20. unconscionable: not right or reasonable
- I had waited an unconscionable amount of time for the concert tickets and was still left empty handed.
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