Ex. The chef got a head count to adumbrate how many steaks he will have to cook.
•apotheosis- the ideal example; climax
Ex. The student sees his master's skill as an apotheosis of martial arts.
•ascetic- the practice of self discipline, typically for religious reasons
Ex. The young man's ascetic life involves him fasting for quite a while.
•bauble- a showy ornament; trinket
Ex. The Christmas tree was decorated with baubles and ornaments.
•beguile- to charm, sometimes in a deceptive way
•burgeon- to grow or develop quickly
Ex. The student's skill burgeoned and he became quite talented.
•complement- something that completes or makes perfect
Ex. The engagement ring complemented the man's proposal.
•contumacious- stubbornly perverse or rebellious
Ex. The trouble maker was contumacious.
•curmudgeon- a difficult, bad-tempered person
Ex. The cranky old man is curmudgeon.
•didactic- intended for instruction
Ex. The inspirational speaker is didactic with teaching good morals.
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