accolade- a gift or privilege granted as a high honor. The student's accolade for doing extremely well in high school was getting to go to MIT for college.
acerbity- sharp speech, or a sour taste (technical meaning). The man exclaimed out with acerbity, "wow, thats sour!" when he bit into and unripe, acerbic orange.
attrition- the act of weakening through constant bombardment. The castle wall went through so much attrition through the viking siege, that it collapsed.
bromide- a hackneyed comment intended to sooth, or the monoatomic ion Br-. The man said bromides to cheer up his friend.
chauvinist- somebody who displays fanatical devotion to something like a race, gender or country. The male chauvinist attacked feminism with loose, non-logical arguments.
chronic- never ending, or constantly occurring. Personally, I have chronicnosebleeds, and have been cauterized three times.
expound- to present and explain an idea or theory. My grandfather expounded his studies in the area of nuclear physics in his doctoral thesis.
factionalism- the act of breaking into factions. On a Minecraft server I used to play on, factionalism was prevalent, and the sever politics was lead by two large factions and their leaders.
immaculate- perfectly clean. I like my room immaculate, but my backpack is a different story.
imprecation- a spoken curse. Witches in colonial and european folklore often conduct their hexes and charms through imprecations.
ineluctable- unable to be escaped or avoided. Tractor beams in science fiction stories, like Star Wars are often ineluctable.
mercurial- a person with sudden changes in mood or mind. Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet is very mercurial.
palliate- to make palatable. Bill Cosby said that he palliated his children's food with brown sugar.
protocol- official procedure. It is protocol in Red Dwarf to place crew members who were exposed to alien viruses to be placed in three months quarantine, with one bunk per registered crew member, according to Space Corp Directive 595.
resplendent- attractive through rich colors. People often find the dress of Brazilian Carnival resplendent, but Karl Pilkington from An Idiot Abroad does not.
stigmatize- to brand or stereotype somebody. In The Inbetweeners, Will is immediately stigmatized as a nerd in his new school.
acerbity- sharp speech, or a sour taste (technical meaning). The man exclaimed out with acerbity, "wow, thats sour!" when he bit into and unripe, acerbic orange.
attrition- the act of weakening through constant bombardment. The castle wall went through so much attrition through the viking siege, that it collapsed.
bromide- a hackneyed comment intended to sooth, or the monoatomic ion Br-. The man said bromides to cheer up his friend.
chauvinist- somebody who displays fanatical devotion to something like a race, gender or country. The male chauvinist attacked feminism with loose, non-logical arguments.
chronic- never ending, or constantly occurring. Personally, I have chronicnosebleeds, and have been cauterized three times.
expound- to present and explain an idea or theory. My grandfather expounded his studies in the area of nuclear physics in his doctoral thesis.
factionalism- the act of breaking into factions. On a Minecraft server I used to play on, factionalism was prevalent, and the sever politics was lead by two large factions and their leaders.
immaculate- perfectly clean. I like my room immaculate, but my backpack is a different story.
imprecation- a spoken curse. Witches in colonial and european folklore often conduct their hexes and charms through imprecations.
ineluctable- unable to be escaped or avoided. Tractor beams in science fiction stories, like Star Wars are often ineluctable.
mercurial- a person with sudden changes in mood or mind. Mercutio from Romeo and Juliet is very mercurial.
palliate- to make palatable. Bill Cosby said that he palliated his children's food with brown sugar.
protocol- official procedure. It is protocol in Red Dwarf to place crew members who were exposed to alien viruses to be placed in three months quarantine, with one bunk per registered crew member, according to Space Corp Directive 595.
resplendent- attractive through rich colors. People often find the dress of Brazilian Carnival resplendent, but Karl Pilkington from An Idiot Abroad does not.
stigmatize- to brand or stereotype somebody. In The Inbetweeners, Will is immediately stigmatized as a nerd in his new school.
sub rosa- done in a clandestine manner. Many of Edmund Blackadders cunning plans in Blackadder are sub rosa.
vainglory- excessive vanity. In the United States, we tend to rattle off about out country with vainglory, even though we are not the best behaved country in the world.
vestige- the trace of something that is extinct. Vestiges of our ancestors can tell us the functions of our vestigial organs, such as our appendix.
vainglory- excessive vanity. In the United States, we tend to rattle off about out country with vainglory, even though we are not the best behaved country in the world.
vestige- the trace of something that is extinct. Vestiges of our ancestors can tell us the functions of our vestigial organs, such as our appendix.
volition- the power of using ones will. In The Mighty Boosh, death tells Howard Moon that he can pick up a cup with his own volition in a hunting.
beatitude- supreme blessedness. Many religions have a well known beatitude, such as the catholic St. Peter's Basilica, the Jewish Whaling wall, and the Muslim Kaaba.
bete noire- a person that somebody especially dislikes. The bete noir of many people is somebody very similar to themselves.
bode- an omen of a particular outcome. The cadmium sulfide leak did not bode well for the passengers of Red Dwarf.
dank- deeply musky, dark and cold. The inside of the cave was dank.
ecumenical- representing a number of christian churches. The Holy Bible is ecumenical.
fervid- enthusiasticly passionate or excited. Baldric in Blackadder has is oftenfervid about his hopeless plans.
fetid- smelling extremely unpleasant. In british comedy, it is common for one of the supporting characters to be fetid, such as Baldric in Blackadder, Lister in Red Dwarf, and Old Gregg in The Mighty Boosh.
gargantuan- enormous. In The Inbetweeners, Neil, Jay, Will and Simon's parents feel that London is a gargantuan city that should not be reckoned with, but the kids did not agree.
heyday- To Americans, the heyday of British Comedy was the nineteen seventies withMonty Python, but I feel that british comedy is still going strong, and that Monty Python stared the modern brit comedy movement.
incubus- a cause of stress and anxiety, or a male demon who has intercourse with sleeping women. The incubus for Roy and Moss in The IT Crowd is man's ignorance to technology in the computer age.
bete noire- a person that somebody especially dislikes. The bete noir of many people is somebody very similar to themselves.
bode- an omen of a particular outcome. The cadmium sulfide leak did not bode well for the passengers of Red Dwarf.
dank- deeply musky, dark and cold. The inside of the cave was dank.
ecumenical- representing a number of christian churches. The Holy Bible is ecumenical.
fervid- enthusiasticly passionate or excited. Baldric in Blackadder has is oftenfervid about his hopeless plans.
fetid- smelling extremely unpleasant. In british comedy, it is common for one of the supporting characters to be fetid, such as Baldric in Blackadder, Lister in Red Dwarf, and Old Gregg in The Mighty Boosh.
gargantuan- enormous. In The Inbetweeners, Neil, Jay, Will and Simon's parents feel that London is a gargantuan city that should not be reckoned with, but the kids did not agree.
heyday- To Americans, the heyday of British Comedy was the nineteen seventies withMonty Python, but I feel that british comedy is still going strong, and that Monty Python stared the modern brit comedy movement.
incubus- a cause of stress and anxiety, or a male demon who has intercourse with sleeping women. The incubus for Roy and Moss in The IT Crowd is man's ignorance to technology in the computer age.
infrastructure- basic structure needed for the operation of a society. The United States government needs to fund infrastructure more, or our society will inevitably collapse with the low wages to teachers, officials, police and firefighters, and the low funding for roads and mass transit.
inveigle- to persuade through flattery. It is very common for corrupt people to be successfully inveigled. Part of the humor of Red Dwarf is that instead of inveiglingpeople to do things, they use harsh words.
kudos- praise for achievement. The Nobel Prize is a huge kudos to people who are important in their fields.
obsequious- overly obedient. Mr. Collins was obsequious to lady Catherine De Berg.
inveigle- to persuade through flattery. It is very common for corrupt people to be successfully inveigled. Part of the humor of Red Dwarf is that instead of inveiglingpeople to do things, they use harsh words.
kudos- praise for achievement. The Nobel Prize is a huge kudos to people who are important in their fields.
obsequious- overly obedient. Mr. Collins was obsequious to lady Catherine De Berg.
lagniappe- something given as a bonus or extra gift. A popular lagniappe in pinball is a fourth ball.
prolix- using to many words. Moby Dick is often viewed as having much prolix.
protege- a person guided by a mentor. Tycho Brahe's protege, Kepler, turned out to be just as influential or more so than himself.
prototype- the preliminary model to something. Prototypes in the gaming world are called alpha or beta, depending on how advanced they are.
sycophant- a person who acts obsequiously to gain an advantage. Mr. Collins is a sycophant, as his relationship with Lady Catherine is solely to be viewed as great through association.
tautology- saying the same thing twice in different words. Often, Monty Python used tautology for comedic effect, a lot. (See what I did there?)
truckle- a small, barrel shaped cheese, or to buckle under pressure. Cheddar cheese from the northern parts of the british isles were the first truckles in the middle ages, and the makers of the cheese truckled to the monsters in their folk lore.
prolix- using to many words. Moby Dick is often viewed as having much prolix.
protege- a person guided by a mentor. Tycho Brahe's protege, Kepler, turned out to be just as influential or more so than himself.
prototype- the preliminary model to something. Prototypes in the gaming world are called alpha or beta, depending on how advanced they are.
sycophant- a person who acts obsequiously to gain an advantage. Mr. Collins is a sycophant, as his relationship with Lady Catherine is solely to be viewed as great through association.
tautology- saying the same thing twice in different words. Often, Monty Python used tautology for comedic effect, a lot. (See what I did there?)
truckle- a small, barrel shaped cheese, or to buckle under pressure. Cheddar cheese from the northern parts of the british isles were the first truckles in the middle ages, and the makers of the cheese truckled to the monsters in their folk lore.
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