Acuity (n)Sharpness (particularly of mind or senses)

**accuracy**acuteness

Delineate (v)To portray, sketch or describe in accurate and vivid detail.

Syn: depict, picture, render

**depict, deLINEate

Depraved (adj)Marked by evil and corruption, devoid of moral principles

Syn: perverted, corruptAnt: moral, upright, virtuous

**deprived of morals

Enervate (v)Weaken or lessen the mental, moral, or physical vigor of: enfeeble, hamstring

Syn: impair, crippleAnt: invigorate, strengthen

** ate your energy

Esoteric (adj)Intended for or understood by only a select few, private, secret

Syn: cryptic, occultAnt: accessible, comprehensible

**exotic – less well known

Fecund (adj)Fruitful in offspring or vegetation; intellectually productive

Syn: fertile, teemingAnt: infertile, barren

**the fecund rabbit was under my porch

Fiat (n)An arbitrary order or decree; a command or act of will or consciousness

Syn: edict, dictum

**the Fiat has COMMAND over other sports cars

Figment (n)A fabrication of the mind; an arbitrary notion

Syn: creation, invention, fancy

**figment of imagination figure that’s mental

Garner (v)To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use

Syn: collect, accumulateAnt: scatter, waste

** gardener garners veggies

Hallow (v)To set apart as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere

Syn: venerate, blessAnt: desecrate, defile, profane

**holy hallowed halls

Idiosyncrasy (n)A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify

Syn: eccentricity, quirk, mannerism

***eccentricity idiot who’s crazy

Ignominy (n)Shame and disgrace

Syn: dishonor, humiliationAnt: honor, glory

** “ignore me” because I’m ashamed

Mundane (adj)

Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary

Syn; humdrum, routineAnt: heavenly, spiritual

** Mondays can seem mundane

Nuance (n)A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of difference

Syn: shade, refinement

**an ounce is slight difference in weight

Overweening (adj)Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate

Syn: arrogant, inflatedAnt: restrained, understated,

**if you win over and over, you can become conceited

Penchant (n)A strong attraction or inclination

Syn: proclivity, propensityAnt: disinclination, aversion

** penchant for something that enchants you

Reputed (adj)According to reputation or general belief; having widespread acceptance and good reputation

Syn: reputable, putative, supposedAnt: proven, corroborated

**reputation for…

Sophistry (n)

Reasoning that seems plausible but is actually unsound; a fallacy

Syn: specious reasoning

**trickery

Sumptuous (adj)Costly, rich, magnificent

Syn: lavish, opulent, splendidAnt: skimpy, meager, stingy

**yummmm

Ubiquitous (adj)Present or existing everywhere

Syn: omnipresent, universalAnt: restricted, rare, limited