Vocabulary

Magnum Opus

Magnum Opus

n. the greatest work of an artist, writer, or composer

Modus Operandi

n. manner of working

Opulent

adj. possessing or exhibiting great wealth; affluent

Synergy

n. the power that results from the combination of two or more forces

Liturgy

n. a pattern of prayer or worship

Lethargy

n. A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy

Laborius

adj. requiring mental or physical effort

Belabor

v. 1. to discuss in too much detail

2. to attack

Elaborate

v. To explain in greater detail

discomfit

v. to embarrass and confuse

edification

n. improvement or enlightenment

malfeasance

n. misconduct or wrongdoing, especially by a public official

feasible

adj. capable of being accomplished practically

surfeit

n. condition of being too full; overabundance

Stanch

v. to stop the flow of

Staunch

adj. Firm and Steadfast

Extant

adj. Still in existence (not extinct)

Restive

adj. 1)Resisting authority

2)Restless; fidgety

Apropos (of)

prep. With regard to

Depose

v. To remove from office or power

Static

adj. Having no motion or change

Ecstacy

n. Intense joy or delight

Entity

n. a being

Essence

n. The most important ingredient; the crucial element

Quintessential

adj. The most ideal or important

Verdure

n. Greenery; fresh and ripe vegetation

Verdant

adj. Green; lush with vegetation

Viridity

n. Lack of experience; innocence

candid

adj*.* Open and sincere

Pallor

n. Extreme or unnatural paleness

Candor

n. Frankness or sincerity of expression; openness

Incandescent

adj. Shining brilliantly

Pallid

adj. Lacking color; dull

Appall

v. To fill with horror or disapproval

Livid

adj. Enraged; furious

Denigrate

v. To attack the character of; to mock

Peccadillo

n. A small sin or fault

Impeccable

adj. Having no flaws

Peccant

adj. Violation a moral law; sinful

Pejorative

adj. Negative and critical; insulting

Impair

v. To cause to diminish, as in strength, value, or quality

Malign

v. To speak of maliciously; insult

Malinger

v. To pretend to be sick in order to avoid something

Malaise

n. A sense of unease; depression

Negligent

adj. not properly attentive

Negligible

adj. Unimportant; insignificant

Negate

v. to cancle the effect to; nullify

Jocose

adj. Cheerfully; merry

Jocular

adj. characterized by joking

Festoon

v. To drape or adorn festively

Fete

v. To honor with a banquet or feast

Bacchic

adj. Of or related to a wild celebration

Bacchanal

n. A drunken party or celebration

Plaintive

adj. Sorrowful; expressing or evoking mourning or sadness

Plaint

n. A lament or complaint

Elegy

n. A song or poem memorializing something or someone

Elegiac

adj. Mourning that which is lost or past; sorrowful