VOCABULARY #1

• The first week of school seemed to adumbrate what the rest of my senior year of high school would be like.
• Amara's prezi presentation defines the apotheosis of American Literature.
• Those who live an ascetic lifestyle tend to be more strict and abstinent.
• Ever since he was a baby, he would always carry around that bauble of an airplane.
• The salesman beguiled the tourists into buying souvenirs that were more than what they were worth.
• Alyssa started from frugal beginnings and over the years burgeoned her way into a successful, wealthy business woman.
• The couple were of contrasting backgrounds, but complemented each other perfectly.
• No matter how much training our dog received, he still was contumacious to authority.
• Just because you have undergone the worst of circumstances does not mean you should always be a curmudgeon about it.
• Teachers tend to become overly didactic when teaching a subject that excites them.
• When talking to adults, the student tends to be disrespectful and disingenuous.
• With little evidence to go on, the jury found it difficult to exculpate the truth. 
• Falling down in the middle of the quad was not a faux pas I wished would happen.
• As a child not doing what you were told tends to fulminate a parents anger and patience.
• Fustian language often makes you seem like you don't comprehend what you are talking about.
• Having a hauteur persona is not always a handicap.
• In order to inhibit procrastination you must block out all distractions such as noise and technology to get your work completed.
• Instead of letting this become a jeremiad, do something about it, change your ways.
• Opportunists are not guaranteed a profit, they take risks in hope of a reward.
• Being under the influence is fatally dangerous and can lead to an unconscionable disaster.