50 Fancy Words

The New York Times 50 Fancy Words (defined and used) 1. Inchoate plainly if begun and so non fully create or developed I am glad your inchoate proposals for integrating the policy-making party were not accepted this time, thus prudence us face. 2. Profligacy recklessly wasteful tremendously extravagant, profligate behavior Andersons profligacy cost him his job and its disclose you tighten up your belt on fightds you go the same way. 3. Sui Generis being the only(prenominal) example of its kind, unique Mr.Bill Tandy generated his sui generis theory found on little research and more hypothesis, thus finding no takers for his pamper project. 4. Austerity severe and morally fastidious the quality of being austere, having no pleasures or comforts Every major war on this planet were followed by some years of austerity. 5. Profligate using money, re rootages, and so forth , in a way that wastes them The tightens profligate spending only hastened its downfall. 6.Baldenfreu de Satisfaction derived from the misfortune of bald or balding individuals (coined by NYT columnist Maureen Dowd) Humpty Dumptys antics remain a constant source of baldenfreude for children and adults alike. 7. Opprobrium harsh criticism, contempt His preposterous attempts at mimicry in the magnate only earned him the opprobrium of his colleagues. 8. Apostates pl a person who abandons a belief or principle The millionaire technocrat and his cronies were publicly derided for being apostates, subsequently they were exposed of polluting the environment plot of ground purporting to withdraw spent large sums for water conservation. . Solipsistic the theory that the self is all that can be known to exist His solipsistic view near(predicate) life ensured that he lived in social isolation. 10. Obduracy refusing to change in any way Anthonys obduracy in his legal case expedited his impeachment. 11. Internecine do destruction to both sides The African states internecine conflict con tinues to extract a horrible toll on innocent military personnel lives. 12. Soporific adj causing sleep The soporific drug caused Tony to fall asleep in the board meeting. 13.Kristallnacht German, iniquity of (broken) glass Kristall, quartz (from Middle utmost German, from hoary High German cristalla, from Latin crystallus, crystallum see crystal) + Nacht, night (from Middle High German naht, from Old High German see nekw-t- in Indo-European roots) The Kristallnacht remains an infamous essence in the German history. 14. Peripatetic issue from place to place The peripatetic bards of yore propagated the quarrel of the Holy Prophet. 15. Nascent beginning to exist, not fully developed In its sign symbolize, the nascent film industry go about harsh opposition from moral roots. 16.Desultory acquittance from one thing to another, without a expressed plan or purpose Garcias desultory conversation got every bole yawning. 17. Redoubtable merit to be fe ard and respected Mikes redoubtable instincts as a prize-fighter kept his opponents at arms distance. 18. Hubris riotous pride The Empires self-confidence and hubris in its exaggerated military were the reason for its downfall. 19. Mirabile Dictu wonderful to relate Randys winning putt remained mirabile dictu in the play club gossip for many years. 20. Creches a place where babies be looked after(prenominal) while their parents work, shop, etc. Go down the car park Avenue and you will find a string of creches and day-care centres. 21. Apoplectic sudden expiry of the ability to feel or track down adj suffering from apoplexy easily plant angry His sons antics on the playground left him apoplectic with rage. 22. go along to examine carefully and thoroughly and make any necessary changes or repairs to deal from behind and pass them Michaels alacritous car easily overhauled the leading drivers in the F1 championship. 23. Ersatz used as a poor-quality substitute for something else, inferior to an o riginal dot The DJs ersatz musical comedy numbers were a poor interlingual rendition of Celinas work. 4. Obstreperous very loud or difficult to control Andys obstreperous behavior just after a few drinks broadly speaking caused his early(a) exit from most parties. 25. Jejune in like manner simple, naive dull, lacking nourishment alarm by the senators jejune responses to their problems, the voters baseball club decided to withdraw their support to him in the forthcoming elections. 26. Omerta rule or enroll that prohibits speaking or revealing information, generally relates to activities of organized crime sub the maffia Henry was vowed to the code of Omerta and sealed his lips during the police force interrogation. 7. Putative generally supposed to be the thing specified Mr Brown is referred to as the putative father in the document. 28. Manichee A believer in Manichaeism an antediluvian patriarch Iranian Gnostic religion Robertas Manichean beliefs found little applaus e in the stoic theology group discussion. 29. Canard a false report or rumour, aerofoil designs on certain airplanes The affect canard about my companys cash in hand left me in despair. 30. Ubiquitous apparent to be everywhere or in several places at the same time The ubiquitous internet is both a blessing, as well as, a curse. 1. throwback(prenominal) relating to the behavior of ones ancestors in the distant past The chieftain urged his people to curb their atavistic urges and refrain from surplus ferocity. 32. Renminbi another name for the Chinese Yuan, authorised currency of Peoples commonwealth of China Chinese renmin people + bi currency Around 1950, the Chinese governing body officially released the Renminbi notes for circulation. 33. Sanguine hopeful, optimistic She remained carmine about our chances of success in the give draw. 34.Antediluvian very old-fashioned His antediluvian ideas are preposterous 35. Cynosure object or psyche who serves as a focal stop cons onant of attention and admiration, something that serves to guide His wife, Catherine, remained the cynosure of all eye throughout the evening gala. 36. Alacrity preparedness or enthusiasm Richard accepted her spree of marriage with alacrity. 37. Epistemic cognitive, relating to learning, or involving noesis The monks epistemic thesis was an engaging study of New will beliefs. 38.Egregious exceptional, outstanding The NBA referees conclusion was the most egregious error of judgment. 39. rabble-rousing designed to set something on fire, help to create public disturbances or violence Amandas incendiary remarks alienated her from the unit campus. 40. Chimera an imaginary creature represent of the parts of several different animals, wild or impossible idea incrust gazed awestruck at the monstrous chimera, a gigantic beast with the head of a lion and the body of a wing horse. 41. Laconic using few dustup Jerrys laconic sense of wag endeared him to the crowd. 2. Polemicist per son skilled in art of writing or speech, reason cases forcefully Mr. Trimble stands little chance in the public debate against the Republican polemist candidate, Mr. Burns. 43. Comity mutual civility amity, an melodic phrase of social harmony, the policy whereby one ghostly sect refrains from proselytizing the members of another sect The Shias and Sunnis lived in perfect comity in their strange mountain hamlet. 44. Provenance the place that something originally came from He deals in antique piece of furniture of doubtful provenance. 5. Sclerotic condition in which soft tissue in the body becomes abnormally hard Doctors were at a loss in explaining the childs unusual sclerotic condition. 46. Prescient acute or appearing to know about things before they happen His prescient instincts rescue him a small fortune when he sold his shares before the stock commercialise crash. 47. Hegemony control and leadership, by one awkward over others The United States military hegemony in t he region was a source of vast distress to Iqbal. 8. Verisimilitude the appearance of being admittedly or real To add verisimilitude to the play, the stage is covered with snow for the winter scene. 49. ill-chosen not able to manage things decent or look after oneself, not responsible enough The McCarthys are feckless parents with more children than they could support. 50. Demarche step or manoeuvre in political or diplomatic affairs Thierrys political demarche with the liberals saved the government a huge deal of face in the senate hearings.