Sophisticated words
Expedient
a means to an end; advantageous, useful
Aspersion
an abusive attack on a person's character or good name
Ashen
ash-colored; deadly pale
Sturm and Drang
'Storm and Stress' was a movement in German literature and music. Extreme emotions were freely expressed, such as greed, revenge, love and hate.
Presage
(v.) to foreshadow and point to a future event; to predict; (n.) a warning or indication of the future
Queue
A line or sequence of people or vehicles awaiting their turn to be attended to or to proceed
Megalomartyr
Great Martyr
Irreducible
Impossible to transform into or restore to a simpler condition
Reciprocity
Mutual exchange, returning tit for tat
Neophite
Novice; amateur
Self-efficacy
Refers to one's belief about one's ability to perform behaviors that should lead to expected outcomes. Those with high levels for a particular task are more likely to succeed than those with low levels
Chimichanga
Rice, beans, cheese, choice of shredded beef or chicken, deep fried, served with sour cream, salsa and guacamole
Cameltoe
The space found when underwear is too tight around a women's Genital's.
Curmudgeon
a crusty irascible cantankerous old person full of stubborn ideas
Scion
a descendent or heir
Pride
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
Yamen
a high official
Cerulean
a light shade of blue
Clang
a loud resonant repeating noise
Disposition
a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
Pinochle
a popular card game played by two, three, or four persons, with a 48-card deck
Umbra
a region of complete shadow resulting from total obstruction of light
Contrary
a relation of direct opposition
Sanctuary
a shelter from danger or hardship
Crinkle
a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface
Warbler
a small active songbird
Bedlam
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
aberration
a state or condition markedly different from the norm
Kazoo
a type of musical (wind) instrument
Cloaca
a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
Tornadic
adj. describing something that has the qualities of a tornado
Plethora
an abundance, excess
Semaphore
an apparatus for visual signaling with lights or mechanically moving arms
Plinth
an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Festoon
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points
Zarf
an ornamental metal cup-shaped holder for a hot coffee cup
Skank
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
Obsequious
attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
Obsequious
attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner
Buff
bare skin
Stochastic
being or having a random variable
Lobe
being or having a random variable, a rounded projection that is part of a larger structure
Ubiquitous
being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent
Self-righteous
believing in one's moral superiority; behaving that you are always right and other people are wrong, so that you are better than other people
Titicaca
border of bolivia and peru; largest lake in south america
Resplendent
brilliant; splendid in appearance; dazzling; glorious
Efficacy
capacity or power to produce a desired effect
Perky
characterized by liveliness and light-heartedness
Impetuous
characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation
Boysenberry
cultivated hybrid bramble of California having large dark wine-red fruit with a flavor resembling raspberries
Ravenous
devouring or craving food in great quantities
Upchuck
eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
Saccate
elongated, tubular
Gonfalon
ensign with streamers hung from a horizontal bar
Terrific
extraordinarily good
Scrumptious
extremely pleasing to the sense of taste
Fictive
fictional, relating to imaginative creation
Fisticuffs
fighting with the fists
Pugilism
fighting with the fists
Uxorious
foolishly fond of or submissive to your wife
Harbinger
foreshadow or presage
Babble
gibberish resembling the sounds of a baby
Prodigous
gigantic, tremendous, astounding, extrodinary in size
grody
gross
Moxie
guts, nerve, pep; the ability to face situations with fortitude and determination
Mellifluous
having a rich, smoothly flowing sound; pleasing to the ear
Edentulous
having lost teeth
Majestic
having or displaying great dignity or nobility
Whirligig
large mechanical apparatus with seats for children to ride on
Fandango
lively Spanish dance performed by a couple
Cacophony
loud confusing disagreeable sounds
Anemone
marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles
Satsuma
medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
Shrew
n. a mouselike animal that eats insects; a bad-tempered, nagging woman
Natty
neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser
Disingenuous
not straightforward or candid
Miasmic
of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution
Gubernatorial
of or pertaining to a governor.
Iconoclast
one who opposes established beliefs, customs, and institutions
Zog
pulled, moved
Promulgate
put a law into effect by formal declaration
Resplendent
richly and brilliantly colorful
Sychophant
self-serving flatterer; "brown-noser," "goody-goody"
Flagitious
shockingly brutal or cruel
Periwinkle
small edible marine snail
Subterfuge
something intended to misrepresent the true nature of an activity
splendiforous
splendid
Bifurcate
split or divide into two
Cantankerous
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
Turgid
swollen, bloated, filled to excess; overdecorated or excessive in language
coitus
the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman
Aborigine
the earliest known inhabitants of a region
Fealty
the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign)
Zenith
the point of culmination; peak
Dignity
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
Zeitgeist
the spirit of the time; general trend of thought or feeling characteristic of a particular period of time
Exacerbate
to make more violent, severe, bitter, or painful
Ingratiate
to make oneself agreeable and thus gain favor or acceptance by others
Propitiate
to prevent or reduce the anger of; soothe; appease; the act of regaining favor
Smarmy
unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
