Justin Thompson made another vocab Prezi. Check it out!
affinity: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
His affinity for the outrageous gave him a reputation as class clown.
bilious: peevish, irritable, cranky; or extremely distasteful
The bilious decor put him into a bilious mood.
cognate: allied or similar in nature or quality
To him, apples and oranges were cognates -- both fruit, after all.
cul-de-sac: any situation in which further progress is impossible
After a lifetime of hard work, he finally reached a cul-de-sac in his chosen field.
derring-do: daring deeds; heroic daring
Through a mixture of fool-hardiness and derring-do, he emerged the victor.
divination: instinctive foresight; perception by intuition
No amount of divination could have predicted a disaster of this magnitude.
elixir: an alchemic preparation believed to either prolong life or turn base metals into gold; or the quintessence or absolute embodiment of anything
The alchemist is, in many ways, the elixir of mad scientists.
folderol: mere nonsense; foolish talk or ideas
"Aliens? Zombies? Alien zombies? Folderol, all of it!"
gamut: the entire scale or range
After thoroughly testing the gamut of colors between red and white, he concluded that yes, pink is indeed a color. (Actually, it kinda isn't, apparently)
hoi polloi: the common people; the masses
On his mountaintop throne, he surveyed the hoi polloi below disdainfully.
ineffable: incapable of being expressed or described in words (esp. due to greatness, sacredness, etc.)
The grandeur of the monument was ineffable.
lucubration: laborious work, study, thought, etc. (esp. at night)
My typical method of study.
mnemonic: assisting or attempting to assist the memory
This.
obloquy: censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing (esp. by numerous people or general public)
Not able to stand the brutal obloquy, he dropped out of the race.
parameter: limits or boundaries; guidelines
While there were few parameters in place, those that existed were of great importance.
pundit: a learned person, expert, or authority
When in doubt, refer to a pundit.
risible: causing or capable of causing laughter
Although the situation may have been tragic to some, his lighthearted nature somehow made it risible.
symptomatic: constituting or indicative of a symptom (evidence or indication of something)
The doctor attributed thought the unusual behavior was simply symptomatic of the flu -- it turned out to be something much more sinister.
volte-face: a turnabout, especially a reversal of opinion or policy
Charisma and clever speaking was able to incite a volte-face.
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