Abortive: failing to produce the intended result
Bruit: spread a report or
rumor widely
Contumelious: scornful and insulting behavior
Dictum: a
formal pronouncement from an authoritative source; a short statement that
expresses a general truth or principle
Ensconce: establish or
settle
Iconoclastic: characterized by attack on established beliefs or
institutions
In medias res: a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle
of a story rather than the beginning
Internecine: destructive to both sides
in a conflict
Maladroit: ineffective or bungling; clumsy
Maudlin:
self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
Modulate:
exert a modifying or controlling influence on
Portentous: of or like a
portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
Prescience: the power to
foresee the future
Quid pro quo: a favor or advantage granted in return for
something
Salubrious: health-giving, healthy; pleasant, not
run-down
Saturnalia: the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an
occasion of wild revelry
Touchstone: a standard or criterion by which
something is judged or recognized
Traumatic: emotionally disturbing or
distressing; relating to or causing psychological trauma
Vitiate: spoil or
impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity
of.
Waggish: humorous in a playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
Kudos to Sam! http://sgarrisonrhsenglitcomp.blogspot.com/
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