2022 Vocabulary

lambent [ lam-buhnt ]

running or moving lightly over a surface

unctuous [** uhngk**-choo-uhs ]

1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
2. of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy.
3. having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.

lyrate [ lie-reyt ]

1. Botany. (of a pinnate leaf) divided transversely into several lobes, the smallest at the base.
2. Zoology. having the shape of a lyre, as the tail of certain birds.

integument [ in-teg-yuh-muhnt ]

1. a natural covering, as a skin, shell, or rind.
2. any covering, coating, enclosure, etc.

morocco [ muh-rok-oh ]

a fine, pebble-grained leather, originally made in Morocco from goatskin tanned with sumac.

pogonophile

someone who loves beards

nocturia [ nok-toor-ee-uh ]

a condition in which one often wakes up during the night to urinate.

proprietary eponym

A successful brand name or trademark that has come into general use to refer to the generic class of objects rather than the specific brand type, without the exclusive rights to said product being lost by the parent company, e.g., Hoover for vacuum, Aspirin for any headache medication

jeremiad [ jer-uh-mahy-uhd ]

a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint

limpid [ lim-pid ]

1. clear, transparent as water, crystal or air
2. free from obscurity; lucid; clear
3. completely calm; without distress or worry

syllogism [ sil-uh-jiz-uhm ]

1.. Logic. an argument the conclusion of which is supported by two premises, of which one (major premise) contains the term (major term) that is the predicate of the conclusion, and the other (minor premise ) contains the term (minor term) that is the subject of the conclusion; common to both premises is a term (middle term) that is excluded from the conclusion. A typical form is “All A is C; all B is A; therefore all B is C.”

1. deductive reasoning.
2. an extremely subtle, sophisticated, or deceptive argument.

temerarious [ tem-uh-rair-ee-uhs ]

1. reckless; rash

perspicacity [ pur-spi-kas-i-tee ]

keenness of mental perception and understanding.

pullulate [ puhl-yuh-leyt ]

1. to send forth sprouts, buds, etc.; germinate; sprout.
2. to breed, produce, or create rapidly.
3. to increase rapidly; multiply.
4. to exist abundantly; swarm; teem.
5. to be produced as offspring.

dithyramb [ dith-uh-ram ]

1. a Greek choral song or chant of vehement or wild character and of usually irregular form, originally in honor of Dionysus or Bacchus.
2. any poem or other composition having similar characteristics, as an impassioned or exalted theme or irregular form.
3. any wildly enthusiastic speech or writing.

marmoreal [ mahr-mawr-ee-uhl ]

of or like marble:

crepuscular [ kri-puhs-kyuh-ler ]

of, relating to, or resembling twilight; dim; indistinct.

apotheosis [ uh-poth-ee-oh-sis ]

1. the elevation or exaltation of a person to the rank of a god.
2. the ideal example; epitome; quintessence:

choleric [ kol-er-ik ]

extremely irritable or easily angered; irascible