Monday, January 13, 2014

Spring vocab #1

Adumbrate- report or represent in an outline.
Apotheosis- the highest point in the development of something ;climax
Ascetic- characterized by or suggesting the practice of self discipline.
Bauble-something that is sufericially attractive but useless/worthless.
Beguile- charm or enchant sometimes in a deceptive way.
Burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly, flourish.
Complement- a thing that completes or brings to perfection.
Contumacios- stubbornly or willingly disobedientto authoriety.
Curmudgeon- a bad tempered or surly person.
Didactic- intended to teach.

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