I counted the number of words that I thought I knew already, and it turned out to be exactly 50%! The words that I already knew I marked with asterisks and guessed at the definitions. The definitions I guessed right are in italics, and the ones I got wrong are crossed out. All other definitions are either copied or paraphrased from Dictionary.com.
| 01) | adumbrate | to outline, foreshadow, or obscure |
| 02) | apotheosis | the elevation of a person to the rank of god; epitome |
| 03) | ascetic* | self-denying of pleasure or luxury |
| 04) | bauble* | a small trinket |
| 05) | beguile* | |
| 06) | burgeon* | to grow; to sprout |
| 07) | complement* | to complete or perfect |
| 08) | contumacious | stubbornly perverse, rebellious, or disobedient |
| 09) | curmudgeon | a bad-tempered, difficult, cantankerous person |
| 10) | didactic* | teacher-like, instructive, or teaching a moral lesson |
| 11) | disingenuous | insincere |
| 12) | exculpate | to clear from guilt or blame |
| 13) | faux pas* | something socially unacceptable; a slip in manners |
| 14) | fulminate | to explode or cause to explode; to denounce |
| 15) | fustian | a strong but cheap fabric; inflated or pretentious language in writing or speaking |
| 16) | hauteur | arrogance; haughty manner or spirit |
| 17) | inhibit* | to restrain or forbid |
| 18) | jeremiad* | |
| 19) | opportunist* | someone who waits until the best possible time to do something; someone who focuses on efficiency regardless of ethical principles |
| 20) | unconscionable | not guided by conscience or morals |
What time is it? Story Time! (...it's a reference. Actually this whole thing is a reference. Y'know.)
Deep in his castle, the Earl of Lemongrab adumbrated his plan to take over the Candy Kingdom. Castle Lemongrab's burgeoning population ensured that there was no food for the Lemons; their lives were ascetic and sad. Castle Lemongrab had no baubles to complement the sour grandeur of its architecture, nor to assist the Earl of Lemongrab's apotheosis.
"Come, my Lemon Children!" screamed the Earl of Lemongrab. "I shall not give you another jeremiad on the foodless state of Castle Lemongrab! For we are opportunists; the time is come to steal the Candy Kingdom's candy! We are unconscionable; the shackles of morals do not inhibit Lemons! We are contumacious; we shall storm the Candy Kingdom, and beguile Princess Bubblegum out of her candy!"
The Lemon Children screamed in agreement at the Earl's didactic speech, and hung onto every word of his fustian. Only one Lemon Child saw his words as disingenuous and false: little Lemonhope, watching quietly from the back of the room. He knew that stealing was a faux pas in the Candy Kingdom, and if the Lemons committed this crime, nothing could exculpate them. Princess Bubblegum would fulminate the Earl's hauteur and wickedness, and all the Lemon Children too, for they were all the same. But not Lemonhope. He was different. He was not a curmudgeon like the others. He was the Hope of the Lemons.
......yeah. I just wrote that :)
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