Friday, January 10, 2014

Spring Vocabulary #1

adumbrate- to report or represent in an outline
apotheosis- highest point in the development of something
ascetic- characterized or alluding to the practice of severe self-discipline
bauble- a small, showy trinket
beguile- to charm or enchant
burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly
complement- something that completes or makes a whole of something else
contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient 
curmudgeon- bad tempered or surly person
didactic- intended to teach

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