[added after lists 3-7 for the midterm]
adumbrate: to produce a feint image of, or to foreshadow
apotheosis: elevation of a person to the rank of a god; epitome
ascetic: a person who leads an austerely simple life, abstains from normal pleasures
bauble: a showy, usually cheap ornament
beguile: to influence by trickery or flattery
burgeon: to grow or develop quickly; flourish
complement: something that completes or makes perfect
contumacious: stubbornly perverse or rebellious
curmudgeon: a bad-tempered, cantankerous person
didactic: inclined to teach or lecture (sometimes too much)
disingenuous: lacking candor or sincerity
exculpate: to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; vindicate
faux pas: embarrassing social blunder
fulminate: to explode with loud noise; detonate
fustian: inflated or turgid language in writing or speaking
hauteur: haughty manner; arrogance
inhibit: to restrain or forbid
jeremiad: a prolonged lamentation
opportunist: one who practices opportunism; the policy of adapting actions to effectiveness;, often unethically
unconscionable: not guided by conscience; unscrupulous
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