1.adumbrate- foreshadow or symbolize
ex. As life went on, I soon started to adumbrate my death.
2.apotheosis- the highest point in the development of something; culmination or climax
ex. The apotheosis was reached when Spongebob save the Mr. Krabs and Squidward from the ANCHOVIES.
3.ascetic- characterized by or suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons
ex. Lent is considered an ascetic in the Catholic religion.
4.bauble- a small, showy trinket or decoration
ex. During Christmas, the tree was covered with bauble items.
5.beguile- charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way
ex. Popeye and Bluto are always beguile by Olive.
6.burgeon- begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish
ex. Weeds burgeon quickly when not taken care of.
7.complement- a thing that completes or brings to perfection
ex. Knowing the algorithms will complement the solving of the Rubiks Cube.
8.contumacious- stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority
ex. Children are the most contumacious of all ages.
9.curmudgeon- a bad-tempered or surly person
ex. Working all day will cause people to be curmudgeon to others.
10.didactic- intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive
ex. Priest are didactic in their mass to others.
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