Spring Vocab List #1

Adumbrate:
Report or represent in outline.
Ex.
The student adumbrated about Dr. Preston's open source learning idea.
Apotheosis:
The highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax.
Ex.
I always hate the apotheosis of a song, it signifies the end of the track.
Ascetic:
Characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons.
Ex.
The little boy was very ascetic after getting caught trying to steal the candy bar.
Beguile:
Charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way.
Ex.
Dr. Preston's conversation on open source learning was too beguile for me to ignore.
Burgeon:
Begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish.
Ex.
The small corner market business began to burgeon all across town.
Complement:
A thing that completes or brings to perfection.
Ex.
The melody and chorus line complement the chord progression and drum beat to the song perfectly.
Contumacious:
Stubbornly or will fully be disobedient to authority.
Ex.
The drunk guy was being too contumacious to leave the bar after the cops arrived.
Curmudgeon:
A bad-tempered or surly person.
Ex.
I'm usually a curmudgeon after working a closing shift at work.
Didactic:
Intended to teach.
Ex.
The student was very didactic when they were talking about open source learning.
Bauble:
An insignificant inanimate object.
Ex.
The autographed football from the Pittsburgh Steelers game was a great bauble to have in our collection.