THE BEECHMONT CREST POWER VOCABULARY GUIDE
VOCABULARY LIST 3
volte-face: A reversal; a change of policy
The Bush administration initially refused to deal with North Korea; but they opened negotiations with the insular communist state last month in a sudden volte-face.
Notes: Volte-face has roots in French, Italian, and Latin. The Italian term is voltafaccia.
churlish: 1.) vulgar; boorish 2.) ill-tempered 3.) intractable
sinuous: 1.) winding; characterized by many twists and curves 2.) characterized by graceful movement 3.) indirect; devious
The sinuous stream wound its way through foothills of the Appalachian mountains.
The sinuous movements of the dancer enthralled the crowd.
His sinuous remarks convinced me that he had a darker, hidden motive.
demiurge: a creative force; a create person
Notes: In some early Greek creation stories, a demiurge was a deity who fashioned the world out of the primordial chaos.
bantam 1.) small breeds of domestic waterfowl that are miniatures of other breeds 2.) a physically small but aggressive person adjective 1.) small; diminutive 2.) aggressive and spirited