Vocabulary: Fall List #5

1. Acumen-The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions; keen insight; shrewdness
2. adjudicate- Make a formal judgment or decision about a problem or disputed matter; judge
3. anachronism- A thing belonging or appropriate to a period other than that in which it exists, esp. a thing that is conspicuously old-fashioned; something that is out of place
4. apocryphal- of doubtful authenticity;unsure
5. disparity- A big difference; dissimilar
6. dissimulate- Conceal or disguise (one's thoughts, feelings, or character) under a false appearance
7. empirical- Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
8. flamboyant- Tending to attract attention because of their exuberance, confidence, and stylishness
9. fulsome- offensive to an excessive degree; Of large size or quantity; characterized by generousity or abundance
10. immolate- Kill or sacrifice by fire
11. imperceptible- Impossible to perceive; very slight, gradual, or subtle
12. lackey- a servant; a servile follower
13. liaison- A person who acts as a link to assist communication or cooperation between groups of people; Communication or cooperation that facilitates a close working relationship between people or organizations
14. monolithic- consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken
15. mot juste-the exact appropriate word
16. nihilism- The rejection of all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless; extreme skepticism
17. patrician-an aristocrat or nobleman; pertaining to the aristocracy
18. Propitiate- Win or regain the favor of (a god, spirit, or person) by doing something that pleases them.
19. Sic- usually written parenthetically to denote that a word, phrase, passage, etc., that may appear strange or incorrect has been written intentionally or has been quoted verbatim:
20. Sublimate- Divert or modify (an instinctual impulse) into a culturally higher or socially more acceptable activity; to divert the energy of (a sexual or other biological impulse) from its immediate goal to one of a more acceptable social, moral, or aesthetic nature or use.