For the sake of making vocabulary definitions and sentences slightly more entertaining I've thrown in a few links to videos that do a pretty good job of representing the vocabulary word it's linked to. So enjoy!
adjudicate- to settle or determine.
anachronism- something or someone that is not in its correct historical time.
apocryphal- of doubtful authorship or authenticity.
disparity- inequality
dissimulate- to disguise or conceal under a false appearance.
empirical- derived from or guided by experience or experiment
flamboyant- strikingly bold or brilliant; showy
fulsome- offensive to good taste, especially as being excessive;overdone or gross
immolate- to sacrifice
imperceptible- very slight, gradual, or subtle.
lackey- a servile follower
liaison- a person who initiates and maintains such a contact or connection.
monolithic- consisting of one piece; solid or unbroken
mot juste- the exact, appropriate word
nihilism- total rejection of established laws and institutions.
patrician- a person of noble or high rank; aristocrat.
propitiate- to make favorably inclined; appease; conciliate.
sic- to incite to attack
sublimate- to make nobler or purer
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- When voting for a president, people typically take the candidate's political acumen into consideration before casting their vote.
- The couple had to adjudicate whether or not they would be able to afford living in the city in order to be closer to their jobs.
- Though many fables and epics may be apocryphal, their core values and themes are still valid and timeless.
- There was an obvious disparity in the number of women that were accepted into the class and the number of men that weren't accepted.
- In order to remain incognito, he had to dissimulate his regular appearance so that he could escape the cops.
- After several tests and experiments, the empirical data proved his hypothesis right.
- In order to keep the crowd engaged, the presenter had a very flamboyant personality and was very interactive with her audience.
- The critiques the artist received were too fulsome for her to feel happy with her artwork.
- The warrior had to immolate most of his men at sea in order to win the battle for his kingdom.
- Even though she got a haircut yesterday, the change in her appearance was imperceptible to most people and invisible to others.
- In order to maintain good relations with other nations, liaisons are sent to make sure everyone is content.
- The monolithic statue stood tall and proud after withstanding the earthquake.
- Sometimes people yearn for the mot juste in situations that call for detailed descriptions.
- After years of oppression, a nihilism finally took place in Syria.
- Because of his display of great courage the queen decided to make him a patrician and give the hero a knighting ceremony.
- Mayans were known to sacrifice people in hope's of propitiating the Gods.
- A ring announcer is paid to sic two boxers against each other.
- Queen Elizabeth chose to sublimate her name but becoming and remaining the Virgin Queen until her death.
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