sorry for my hiatus. i am updating while i wait for my eggplant parm to cook.
Luddite \LUH-dyte\ noun
one of a group of early 19th century English workmen destroying laborsaving machinery as a protest; broadly : one who is opposed to especially technological change
errant \AIR-unt\ adjective
1 : traveling or given to [...]
divest \dye-VEST\ verb
1 *a : to deprive or dispossess especially of property, authority, or title b : to undress or strip especially of clothing, ornament, or equipment c : rid, free
2 : to take away from a person
scission \SIZH-un\ noun
1 : a division or split in a group or union [...]
adjuvant \AJ-uh-vunt\ adjective
1 : serving to aid or contribute : auxiliary
2 : assisting in the prevention, amelioration, or cure of disease
cabal \kuh-BAHL\ noun
1 : the artifices and intrigues of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government); also : a group engaged in [...]
convivial \kun-VIV-ee-ul\ adjective
relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company
convivial event/party/drinkladder
aplomb \uh-PLAHM\ noun
complete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
“completed her double back dismount with aplomb.”
restive \RES-tiv\ adjective
1 : stubbornly resisting control : balky
2 : marked by impatience or uneasiness : fidgety
exculpatory \ek-SKUL-puh-tor-ee\ [...]
logy \LOH-ghee\ adjective
marked by sluggishness and lack of vitality : groggy
contumely \kahn-TOO-muh-lee\ noun
harsh language or treatment arising from haughtiness and contempt
an instance of such language or treatment
assuage \uh-SWAYJ\ verb
1 : to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
2 : pacify, quiet
3 : to put an [...]
codify – verb
to systemize
codify regulations
President Bush wants to codify the definition of marriage.
compendium – noun
brief, comprehensive summary
clairvoyant – noun
one who can predict the future, psychic
clamor – noun & verb
noisy outcry
churlish – adj
rude; boorish
compunction – noun
uneasiness caused by guilt
feel compunction for being late to work…
concomitant – noun
existing concurrently
conciliatory – adj
overcoming distrust or hostility, reconcile
appease
conjugal – adj
pertaining to marriage agreement
consecrate – verb
to declare sacred
fervid \fuhr vihd\ adj
1 : very hot: burning
2 : marked by often extreme fervor
synonyms – impassioned, passionate, zealous
fatuous \fah choo uhs\ adj
complacently or inanely foolish, self-satisfied
synonyms – absurd, ludicrous
fawn [...]
so that’s pretty much it. 5 words per day including pictures/sentences so i can quit my job and be a student for life.
esplanade \ESS-pluh-nahd\ noun
a level open stretch of paved or grassy ground; especially : one designed for walking or driving along a shore
We drove along the esplanade to reach my house.
Root comes [...]
