mr fanning vocab

Acuity

Sharpness mainly of the mind (n)

Delineate

To portray sketch or describe an accurate and vivid detail to represent pictorially (v)

Depraved

Marked by evil and corruption devoid of moral principles (adj)

Enervate

to weaken or lessen the mental, moral or physical figure of and feeble hamstring (v)

Esoteric

Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret (adj)

fecund

Fruitful and offspring of vegetation, intellectually productive (adj)

Fiat

An arbitrary order or decree, a command or act of will or consciousness (adj)

Figment

A fabrication of the mind, an arbitrary notion (n)

Garner

To acquire as the result of effort to gather and store away as for future use (v)

Hallow

To set apart as holy or sacred sanctify consecrate to honor greatly Revere (v)

Idiosyncrasy

a peculiarity that serves to distinguish or indenture (n)

ignominy

Shame and disgrace (n)

Mundane

Earthly worldly relating to the practical and material affairs concerned with what is ordinary (adj)

Nuance

A subtle or slight variation as in as in color, meaning, or quality Delicate or Radiation or shade Of difference (N)

Overweening

Conceited presumptuous, excessive immoderate (adj)

Penchant

A strong attraction or inclination (n)

Reputed

According to reputation or general belief having widespread acceptance in good reputation (adj)

Alleged (part)

sophistry

Reasoning that seems plausible, but it’s actually on sound a fallacy (n)

Sumptuous

Costly, Rich, magnificent (adj)

Ubiquitous

Present or existing everywhere (adj)