Vocab 9
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- Espouse
- to advocate as one's own; also take in marriage
- Affinity
- natural attraction or similarity between two things
- Abscond
- to depart quickly and in secret, especially to avoid criminal charges
- Picayune
- petty; something that is trifling or unimportant
- Oblique
- angled, indirect; leaving the listener unclear as to what your talking about
- Pragmatic
- practical; something that is useful and practical
- Bombast
- haughty, overblown or pompous talk or writing
- Bohemian
- unconventional, reminiscent of a lifestyle free of the restraints and concerns of mainstream society
- Ossify
- to harden or become bonelike
- Mnemonic
- meant to aid in memory; example a rhyme
- Punctilious
- overly attentive to trifling details.
- Commensurate
- having an equal measure; of equivalent duration or extent
- Paradigm
- a example; an ideal pattern worthy of study
- Solipsism
- the idea that ones own perception are the only meaningful reality. Also the practice of extreme self centerness
- Resonate
- to vibrate or sound in a way similar to something else
- Debacle
- utter collapse or rout; a complete ludicrous failure
- Machination
- conniving plot; a conniving scheme meant to achieve an illicit end.
- Upbraid
- to criticize or assign blame; to scold
- Vitriolic
- acidic; harsh and caustic
- A capella
- singing without musical accompaniment.