Vocab # 9    RemiX

1)  Abortive- falling to succeed
ex,  Failure? Or that moment before success..

2) Bruit- any general abnormal sound or murmur
ex, Noise

3) Contumelious- scornful and insulting behavior
ex, Rudeness

4) Dictum- a formal pronouncement from an authorization source
ex, Principal lecturing a student

5) Ensconce- established or settle
ex, Coming to an agreement

7) Iconoclastic- characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

8) In Medias res- a narrative that begins somewhere in the middle of a story rather than the beginning
ex, Babel

9) Internecine- Destructive to both sides in a conflict
ex, Two wrongs don't make a right

10) Maladroit- ineffective or bungling; clumsy
ex, Deena from the Jersey Shore

11) Maudlin- self-pitying or tearfully sentimental, often through drunkenness
ex, drunk

12) Modulate- exert a modifying or controlling influence on \
ex, Modelo beer

13) Portentous- of or like a portent; done in a pompously or overly solemn manner
ex, hinting; indicating something

14) Prescience- the power to foresee the future
ex, psychic

15) Quid pro qou- a favor or advantage granted in return for something
ex, exchange; incentive

16) Salubrious- health-giving, healthy
ex, salud (health)

17)Saturnalia- the ancient Roman festival of Saturn in December; an occasion of wild revelry
ex, noisy party

18) Touchstone- a standard or criterion by which something is judged or recognized
ex, good/bad criticism

19) Vitiate- spoil or impair the quality or efficiency of; destroy or impair the legal validity
ex, value of a new car goes down once you drive it off the car lot

20) Waggish- humorous in playful, mischievous, or facetious manner
ex, The Three Stooges