expand my vocabulary

bemoan- verb (used with object)
1. to express distress or grief over; lament: to bemoan one’s fate.
2. to regard with regret or disapproval.

callous- adjective
1. made hard; hardened.
2. insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic: They have a callous attitude toward the sufferings of others.
3. having a callus; indurated, as parts of the skin exposed to friction.
–verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
4. to make or become hard or callous.

indignation- noun
strong displeasure at something considered unjust, offensive, insulting, or base; righteous anger.

illicit- adjective
1. not legally permitted or authorized; unlicensed; unlawful.
2. disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasons.

anomaly- noun, plural -lies.
1. a deviation from the common rule, type, arrangement, or form.
2. someone or something anomalous: With his quiet nature, he was an anomaly in his exuberant family.
3. an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.
4. an incongruity or inconsistency.

Indolent
1. Habitually lazy, procrastinating or resistant to physical labour
2. Something inducing laziness

Lugubrious
1. Gloomy, mournful or dismal, especially in an exaggerated degree

Inexorable
1. Unable to be persuaded; relentless
2. Impossible to stop or prevent; inevitable
3. Adamant

Perfunctory
1. Perfomed routinely with little care

Truculently
1. With aggression; savagely

Confabulate
1. to talk casually; chat
2. unconsciously replace fact with fantasy in one’s memory

Gall
1. to annoy or irritate
2. something that causes annoyance or anger
3. a feeling of bitterness or resentment
4. impudent, boldness

Languid
1. lacking vigour and energy
2. moving slowly

Disdain
1. extreme contempt or disgust for something or somebody
2. to regard somebody or something as not worthy of respect

Admonish
1. to caution, advise, or counsel against something
2. to reprove gently but earnestly
3. to remind of something forgotten or disregarded, as an obligation or a responsibility

coercion- noun
1. the act of coercing; use of force or intimidation to obtain compliance.
2. force or the power to use force in gaining compliance, as by a government or police force.

exorbitant- adjective
exceeding the bounds of custom, propriety, or reason, esp. in amount or extent; highly excessive: to charge an exorbitant price; exorbitant luxury.

disgruntled- adjective
displeased and discontented; sulky; peevish: Her disgruntled husband refused to join us.

impugn– verb (used with object)
1. to challenge as false (another’s statements, motives, etc.); cast doubt upon.
2. Archaic. to assail (a person) by words or arguments; vilify.
3. Obsolete. to attack (a person) physically.

corroborating- verb (used with object)
1. to make more certain; confirm: He corroborated my account of the accident.

I had to shelve this for a couple of weeks, off and on, while I moved, but I think the dust has begun to settle, and I’m back at this.

Today’s WOTDs are:
aplenstock: a strong, iron-pointed staff used by mountain climbers
bombilla: lightbulb
sibzamini: potato

One thought has begun to preoccupy me, that my daily routines have begun to take up WAY too much time. I may have to divide the morning routine into parts and do some in the am, some at lunchtime, some after work (when I find a job), some before bed, etc. I’m sure I can make the best of this.

unbridled: excessive; extreme; unrestrained
predisposed: to give an inclination or tendency to beforehand; make susceptible
ascendant: a position of dominance or controlling influence; possession of power, superiority, or preeminence
potable: fit to drink
pith: gist; essential part; slaughter
allay: calm
arcane: known or understood by very few; secret

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Tumescent (tu-mes-cent) – 1. swelling; slightly tumid.
2. exhibiting or affected with many ideas or emotions; teeming.
3. pompous and pretentious, esp. in the use of language; bombastic.

Bombastic – (of speech, writing, etc.) high-sounding; high-flown; inflated; pretentious.

Persnickety -

1. overparticular; fussy.
2. snobbish or having the aloof attitude of a snob.
3. requiring painstaking care.

Odoriferous – yielding or diffusing an odor.

Epistemology –
a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge.

conflate \kuhn-FLAYT\, transitive verb: 1. To bring together; to fuse together; to join or meld. 2. To combine (as two readings of a text) into one whole.

punctilious \puhnk-TIL-ee-uhs\, adjective: Strictly attentive to the details of form in action or conduct; precise; exact in the smallest particulars.

loquacious \loh-KWAY-shuhs\, adjective: 1. Very talkative. 2. Full of excessive talk; wordy.

sycophant: A person who attempts to win favor by flattering people of wealth or influence; a parasite; a toady.

eke \EEK\, transitive verb: 1. To gain or supplement with great effort or difficulty—used with ‘out’.
2. To increase or make last by being economical—used with ‘out’.

tenebrous \TEN-uh-bruhs\, adjective: Dark; gloomy.

stentorian \sten-TOR-ee-uhn\, adjective: Extremely loud.
eg. talking in a stentorian voice

Lacerate-

1. tear roughly; mangle: The barbed wire lacerated his hands.
2. to distress or torture mentally or emotionally; wound deeply; pain greatly: His bitter criticism lacerated my heart.

Jettison-

1. to cast (goods) overboard in order to lighten a vessel or aircraft or to improve its stability in an emergency.
2. to throw off (something) as an obstacle or burden; discard.
3. Cards. to discard (an unwanted card or cards).

–noun 4. the act of casting goods from a vessel or aircraft to lighten or stabilize it.
5. jetsam.