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THE BEECHMONT CREST POWER VOCABULARY GUIDE

 

VOCABULARY LIST 1

 

orotund  adj. 1.) rich; clear (of speech) 2.) pompous; bombastic

 

callow adj.  immature; inexperienced

 

aborning  adv.1.) still in birth; before coming into being / his plan crashed aborning  adj 2.) coming into being /  Thanks to the internet, a new era of entrepreneurship is aborning.

 

modulated  adj. 1.) changed or adjusted to be suitable to conditions, etc. 2.) altered in tone; altered in volume

 

overweening  adj. 1.) very conceited; overconfident 2. exaggerated; excessive

 

neologism n. a new word; term or doctrine

 

burble verb to make a bubbling or gurgling sound

 

sublimate  verb to divert a socially unacceptable motive or energy from its immediate goal to a purpose that is more socially/morally acceptable

 

nomenclature noun  a system of names; a set of terms /  chemical nomenclature

 

delectation noun delight; enjoyment