Acuity (n)
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Acuity (n)Sharpness (particularly of mind or senses)
**accuracy**acuteness
Delineate (v)To portray, sketch or describe in accurate and vivid detail.
Syn: depict, picture, render
**depict, deLINEate
Depraved (adj)Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles
Syn: perverted, corruptAnt: moral, upright, virtuous
**deprived of morals
Enervate (v)Weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of: enfeeble, hamstring
Syn: impair, crippleAnt: invigorate, strengthen
** ate your energy
Esoteric (adj)Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret
Syn: cryptic, occultAnt: accessible, comprehensible
**exotic – less well known
Fecund (adj)Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive
Syn: fertile, teemingAnt: infertile, barren
**the fecund rabbit was under my porch
Fiat (n)An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness
Syn: edict, dictum
**the Fiat has COMMAND over other sports cars
Figment (n)A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion
Syn: creation, invention, fancy
**figment of imagination figure that’s mental
Garner (v)To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use
Syn: collect, accumulateAnt: scatter, waste
** gardener garners veggies
Hallow (v)To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere
Syn: venerate, blessAnt: desecrate, defile, profane
**holy hallowed halls
Idiosyncrasy (n)A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify
Syn: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism
***eccentricity idiot who’s crazy
Ignominy (n)Shame and disgrace
Syn: dishonor, humiliationAnt: honor, glory
** “ignore me” because I’m ashamed
Mundane (adj)
Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary
Syn; humdrum, routineAnt: heavenly, spiritual
** Mondays can seem mundane
Nuance (n)A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference
Syn: shade, refinement
**an ounce is slight difference in weight
Overweening (adj)Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate
Syn: arrogant, inflatedAnt: restrained, understated,
**if you win over and over, you can become conceited
Penchant (n)A strong attraction or inclination
Syn: proclivity, propensityAnt: disinclination, aversion
** penchant for something that enchants you
Reputed (adj)According to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation
Syn: reputable, putative, supposedAnt: proven, corroborated
**reputation for…
Sophistry (n)
Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy
Syn: specious reasoning
**trickery
Sumptuous (adj)Costly, rich, magnificent
Syn: lavish, opulent, splendidAnt: skimpy, meager, stingy
**yummmm
Ubiquitous (adj)Present or existing everywhere
Syn: omnipresent, universalAnt: restricted, rare, limited