Vocab lsit 5

1.acumen- keen insight. The seer's was wise due to her frequent acumens.
2. adjudicate- to settle or determine. The judge adludicated the dispute.
3. anachronism- something or someone that is not in its correct historical time. The dinosaur bone was quite the anachronism
4. apocryphal- of doubtful authorship or authenticity. He was work was widely qeustioned and considered an apocryphal.
5. disparity- inequality The disparity between upper and lower classes is still present.
6. dissimulate- to disguise or conceal under a false appearance. The dissimulated by merging with the crowd.
7. empirical- derived from or guided by experience or experiment. The scientists empirical tecnique was very effective.
8. flamboyant- strikingly bold or brilliant; showy The girl wore flamboyant clothes to attract attention.
9. fulsome- offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive;overdone or gross His fulsome exsplanation of the study of feces disturbed many.
10. immolate- to sacrifice The mayans immolated many people to their gods.
11. imperceptible- very slight, gradual, or subtle. Despite the dealers imperceptible sway of hand, he was caught.
12. lackey- a servile follower The writers lackey often filed his papers.
13. liaison- a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection. The drunken liason tried to keep in touch with the girl who had left him.
14. monolithic- consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken The doctor's once monolithic monacle crashed to the floor and shattered.
15. mot juste- the exact, appropriate word Corpulent is a perfect mot juste for my six hundred pound friend.
16. nihilism- total rejection of established laws and institutions. Despite the accused's nihilistic ways, he was found innocent.
17. patrician- a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat. The patricain often threw exstravagant parties.
18. propitiate- to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate. The lwayer began to propitiate the jury to his side.
19. sic-to incite to attack The junkyard man siced his dog on the tresspasser.
20. sublimate-to make nobler or purer As the dings and scratchs were buffed out of the car, I saw the man was doing a great job sublimating my car.