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1)Pedagogue \ˈpe-də-ˌgäg\ (n.)
1.someone who educates young people
His old pedagogue, Mr. Brownell, had been unable to teach him mathematics.
2)Acme \ˈak-mē\ (n.)
1.the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Scientifically speaking, it is the acme of absurdity to talk of a man defying the law of gravitation when he lifts his arm.
3)Masticate \ˈmas-tə-ˌkāt\ (v.)
transitive verb
1
: to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
2
: to soften or reduce to pulp by crushing or kneading
intransitive verb
: chew
Food should be masticated quietly, and with the lips closed.
4)Sinecure \ˈsī-ni-ˌkyu̇r, ˈsi-\ (n.)
1
archaic : an ecclesiastical benefice without cure of souls
2
: an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income
He would have repudiated the notion that he was looking for a sinecure, but no doubt considered that the duties would be easy and light.
5)Indite \in-ˈdīt\ (transitive verb)
1
a : make up, compose <indite a poem>
b : to give literary or formal expression to
c : to put down in writing <indite a message>
2
obsolete : dictate
She indited religious poems which were the admiration of the age.
6)Emetic \i-ˈme-tik\ (n.)
1.a medicine that induces nausea and vomiting
The juice of this herb, taken in ale, is esteemed a gentle and very good emetic, bringing on vomiting without any great irritation or pain.
7)Temporize \ˈtem-pə-ˌrīz\ (intransitive verb )
1
: to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
2
: to draw out discussions or negotiations so as to gain time <you'd have to temporize until you found out how she wanted to be advised — Mary Austin>
So he temporized and beat about the bush, and did not touch first on that which was nearest his heart.
8)Unimpeachable \ˌən-im-ˈpē-chə-bəl\ (adj.)
1.not impeachable: as
a : reliable beyond a doubt <unimpeachable evidence> <an unimpeachable source>
b : not liable to accusation : irreproachable <an unimpeachable reputation>
Whether we agree with the conclusions of these writers or not, the method of critical investigation which they adopt is unimpeachable.
9)Genesis \ˈje-nə-səs\ (n.)
1.a coming into being
He found himself speculating on the genesis of the moral sense, how it developed in difficulties rather than in ease.
10)Mordant \ˈmȯr-dənt\ (adj.)
1
: biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive <a mordant wit>
2
: acting as a mordant
Even Morgan himself, intrepid as he was, shrank from the awful menace of the mordant words.
11)Smattering \ˈsma-tə-riŋ\ (n.)
1
: superficial piecemeal knowledge <a smattering of carpentry, house painting, bricklaying — Alva Johnston>
2
: a small scattered number or amount <a smattering of spectators>
Only a smattering of fans remained for all four ghastly quarters.
12)Suave \ˈswäv\ (adj.)
1
: smoothly though often superficially gracious and sophisticated
2
: smooth in texture, performance, or style
His combativeness was harnessed to his suavity, and he could be forcible and at the same time persuasive.
13)Stentorian \sten-ˈtȯr-ē-ən\ (adj.)
1.used of the voice
If a hundred voices shouted in opposition, his stentorian tones still made themselves heard above the uproar.
14)Junket \ˈjəŋ-kət\ (n.)
1
: a dessert of sweetened flavored milk set with rennet
2
Mr. Abramoff arranged for junkets, including foreign golfing destinations, for the members of Congress he was trying to influence.
15)Appurtenance \ə-ˈpərt-nən(t)s, -ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s\ (n.)
1
: an incidental right (as a right-of-way) attached to a principal property right and passing in possession with it
2
: a subordinate part or adjunct <the appurtenance of welcome is fashion and ceremony — Shakespeare>
3
plural : accessory objects : apparatus <the appurtenances of wealth>
In the center of this space stood a large frame building whose courtyard, stables, and other appurtenances proclaimed it an inn.
16)Nostrum \ˈnäs-trəm\ (n.)
1
: a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness
2
: a usually questionable remedy or scheme : panacea <an audience eager to believe he had found the nostrum for all of society's ills — Warren Sloat>
Just here a native "medicine man" dispenses nostrums of doubtful efficacy, and in front a quantity of red Moorish pottery is exposed for sale.
17)Immure \i-ˈmyu̇r\ (transitive verb )
1
2
: to build into a wall; especially : to entomb in a wall
Political prisoners, numbering as many as three or four hundred at a time, have been immured within its massive walls.
18)Astringent \-jənt\ (adj.)
1
: causing contraction of soft organic tissues : styptic, puckery <astringent lotions> <an astringent fruit>
2
There was something sharply astringent about her then, like biting inadvertently into a green banana.
19)Unfaltering \ˌən-ˈfȯl-t(ə-)riŋ\ (adj.)
1.marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
Still unfaltering, the procession commenced to trudge back, the littlest boy and girl bearing themselves bravely, with lips tight pressed.
20)Tutelage \ˈtü-tə-lij, ˈtyü-\ (n.)
1
a : an act or process of serving as guardian or protector : guardianship
b : hegemony over a foreign territory : trusteeship 2
2
: the state of being under a guardian or tutor
3
a : instruction especially of an individual
b : a guiding influence <a business under the tutelage of a new director>
It will do so under German leadership that grows less hesitant with each crisis, and without the American tutelage it enjoyed for so many decades.
21)Testator \ˈtes-ˌtā-tər, tes-ˈ\ (n.)
1.a person who makes a will
This will was drawn up by me some years since at the request of the testator, who was in good health, mentally and bodily.
22)Elysian \i-ˈli-zhən\ (adjective, often capitalized )
1
: of or relating to Elysium
2
: blissful, delightful <elysian peace>
Life seemed an elysian dream, from which care and sorrow must be for ever banished.
23)Fulminate \-ˌnāt\ (v.)
transitive verb
: to utter or send out with denunciation <fulminate a decree>
intransitive verb
: to send forth censures or invectives
But with people looking for almost any excuse to fulminate against airlines these days, there's a certain risk of embellishment.
24)Fractious \ˈfrak-shəs\ (adj.)
1
: tending to be troublesome : unruly <a fractious crowd>
2
He was a fractious invalid, and spared his wife neither time nor trouble in attending to his wants.
25)Pummel \ˈpə-məl\ (v.)
1.strike, usually with the fist
Another, with rubber bands wrapped tightly around his face, is pummelled by a plastic boxing kangaroo.
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