Vocab

August (adj.) solemnly grand; sublime; majestic

• The ancient Philosophers look'd upon this Universe as one August Temple of God.--H. More, 1664
• There is generally in Nature something more Grand and August, than what we meet with in the Curiosities of Art.--J. Addison, 1712

Disaffect (v.) to lack affection for; to dislike 

• Zarathustra's disaffection directed toward the two party system of his home country was coupled with his disaffect for the cultural hegemony of anti-intellectualism at home; subsequently, he moved into the mountains and lived among the wild goat and sheep.  

Egregious (adj.) prominent; remarkable in the bad sense: gross; flagrant; outrageous.  

• The amount of waste created by some savages in the developed world is an egregious insult to the conscientious naturalist.  

Jaunty (adj.) easy and lively in manner; well-bred liveliness 

• Levi was playful as a pup, and his back story painted him as a jaunty dog filled with life and springing from good genes.  

Waggish (adj.) like a wag (n.) a mischievous boy

• In the play, The Magistrate, John Lithgow's character plays alongside a character by the name of Cis Farringdon, a waggish boy who does not know his real age.  

Euphony (n.) the quality of having a pleasant sound 

• The euphonic elements of Ludovico Einauldi's newest composition are in stark contrast to the popular new releases of Miley Cyrus and Korn.  

Ebulliency (n.) the quality of being ready to boil, bubble-over, or overflow; also of drugs ebullient (adj.) producing agitation or heat 

• As the heroin addict light the flame underneath the spoon, he eagerly awaiting the ebulliency of his chemical preparation and the ebullient rush he would receive after an injection.  

Lambasted (v.) to beat; thrash (from lam-baste, both meaning to beat soundly)

• In the early morning hours of January 1, 2009, not only did BART police lambast Oscar Grant; tragically, they shot him dead.  

Foment (v.) to promote the growth of; to encourage or stimulate the development of; also to bathe with warm or medicated lotions 

• Socrates was unjustly accused of fomenting corruption among the youth of Athens; not unjustly accused, some of the wealthy Athenian men were certainly fomenting young boys in the bathe houses of Athens.  

Perfidious (n.) guilty of breaking faith or violating confidence; perfidy (n.) untrustworthy; deceitful 

• The lawyer brought in character witnesses to assassinate the testimony of several key witnesses to the murder; afterwards, it was not at all possible to see any untainted by perfidy.