Vocab fall list #1

Theme: the subject of a talk, a piece of write, a persons thoughts, or an exhibition. Tone: a musical or vocal sound with reference to its pitch, quality, and strength. Mood: a temporary state of mind or feeling. Diction: words that an author chooses a story Syntax: the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. Stupid: lacking intelligence or common sense. Adumbrate: report or represent in outline. Apotheosis: the highest point in the development of something. Ascetic: characterized br oy suggesting the practice of severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons. Bauble: a small, showy trinket or decoration. Beguile: charm or enchant, somtimes in a deceptive way. Burgeon: begin to grow or increase rapidly. Complement: a thing that completes or brings to perfection. Contumacious: stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority. Curmudgeon: a bad-tempered oe surly person. Didactic: intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive.