Vocab list 1

adumbrate -to produce a faint image or resemblance of; to outline or sketch.
apotheosis -the ideal example; epitome; quintessence:
ascetic -a person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.

bauble -a showy, usually cheap, ornament; trinket; gewgaw.

beguile -to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.

burgeon -to grow or develop quickly; flourish
complement -something that completes or makes perfect
contumacious -stubbornly perverse or rebellious; willfully and obstinately disobedient.

curmudgeon -a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person.

didactic -intended for instruction; instructive
disingenuous -lacking in frankness, candor, or sincerity; falsely or hypocritically ingenuous;  insincere
exculpate -to clear from a charge of guilt or fault; free from blame; vindicate.
faux pas -a slip or blunder in etiquette, manners, or conduct; an embarrassing social blunder or indiscretion.

fulminate -to explode with a loud noise; detonate.

fustian -a stout fabric of cotton and flax.

hauteur -haughty manner or spirit; arrogance.

inhibit -to restrain, hinder, arrest, or check
jeremiad -a prolonged lamentation or mournful complaint.

opportunist -a person who practices opportunism,  or the policy of adapting actions, decisions, etc., to effectiveness regardless of the sacrifice of ethical principles
unconscionable- not guided by conscience; unscrupulous.