Vocabulary List #5

acumen -The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions
ex/ My father is very well at being acumen.
adjudicate -Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter
ex/ Court judges have to have major adjudicate to do their duty.
anachronism -at the wrong place in the wrong time
ex/ A lot of the time when his friends got in trouble he was anachronism.
apocryphal -Of doubtful authenticity, although widely circulated as being true
ex/ The Mona Lisa was beautiful, and apocryphal, even though it was smaller than many think.
disparity -A great difference
ex/ Whenever I talk to my mother there is giant disparity.
dissimulate -Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character)
ex/ Most men are very dissimulate, because otherwise they feel less manly.
empirical -Based on an observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
ex/ She lost the bet because her argument was empirical.
flamboyant -Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
ex/ Most popular girls are flamboyant.
fulsome - flattering to an excessive degree / of large size or quantity; generous
ex/ I love to eat a fulsome amount of watermelon during the summer.
immolate -Kill or offer as a sacrifice, esp. by burning
ex/ In Narnia Aslan was a immolate.
imperceptible - impossible to perceive
ex/ He was just simply imperceptible.
lackey -A servant
ex/ He is her lackey.
liaison -A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people
ex/ The school principal acted as a liaison between the two squabbling children so they would properly apologize to each other.
monolithic -very large and characterless
ex/ I dislike when people are monolithic.
mot juste -The exact, appropriate word.
ex/ He paused so as to find the mot juste in describing his feelings for her; he wanted his letter to be perfect.
nihilism -The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless.
ex/ The nihilist didn't think twice about tossing a Molotov cocktail through the police station window; after all, he was certain that it didn't matter, seeing as there was no real truth in any law, science, or religion.
patrician - an aristocrat or nobleman
ex/ Most knights back in the day were patricians.
propitiate -Win or regain the favor of someone by doing something that pleases them
ex/The sacrifice was made to propitiate the volcano gods.
sic -Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands
ex/ The man told his big, growling dog to sic the intruders.
sublimate-Divert or modify into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity
ex/ Artists tend to sublimate their impulses and emotions into beautiful and interesting pieces of art or music.