Wordle 26

Dour

– dour– Adjective: Relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in

manner or appearance. Synonyms: severe - stern - austere - rigid - grim - strict – hard

– The strict teacher had a dour face.

fortitude

– for·ti·tude– Noun: Courage in pain or adversity: "she endured her

illness with great fortitude".– The soldiers had great fortitude when they fought

against an enemy with twice their number and survived.

hedonist

– hedonist:– Noun: someone motivated by desires for sensual pleasures– The coquette was considered a hedonist by many people in

the town. But she really she just liked the attention from flirting.

furlough

– fur·lough– Noun: Leave of absence, esp. that granted to a

member of the armed services. – Verb: Grant such leave of absence to. Synonyms:

leave - vacation – holiday– Tom went to the beach for his two week furlough

from the army instead of going home.

hubris

– hu·bris– Noun: Excessive pride or self-confidence.– (in Greek tragedy) Excessive pride toward or defiance of the

gods, leading to nemesis.– Synonyms: arrogance - hauteur - haughtiness - pride – insolence– Icarus showed too much hubris when he tried to fly as high as

the gods. Instead, he fell into the ocean.

Onus (Review Word)

– o·nus– Noun: Used to refer to something that is one's duty or

responsibility: "the onus is on you to show that you have suffered". Synonyms: burden - charge - responsibility - weight – liability

– Because she was the boss, it was Amy’s onus to fire Richard.

Missive (Review Word)

– mis·sive– Noun: A letter, esp. a long or official one.

Synonyms: letter - epistle – message– Tina wrote a missive to the school to ask them to

donate books to the orphanage.