cynicalCavalcade- a procession
The cavalcade of neophytes marched in the hallowed halls of Dugandzic-land in awe.
Infinitesimal- extremely tiny
The amount of knowledge you have about a lush life is infinitesimal.
Insinuating- slyly suggestive
"What are you insinuating about Springsteen?" the teacher asked as the student rolled his eyes as the mellifluous music played.
(I feel so dirty now. I like a lot of Springsteen's stuff.)
Thwart- oppose, baffle, frustrate
As a powerful native of the Bronx, my attempt to thwart the crook from Crooklyn was successful.
(Let me remind you that this man teaches Art of Writing.)
Tiddly- slightly drunk
Feeling a bit tiddly, the underage drinker hurled chunklets of chow on the police officer.
Flabbergast- to overwhelm with shock or surprise
Flabbergasted, I accepted the award for World's Greatest Human Being- again!
Vagrant- a person who has no permanent home or regular work
Realizing he needed to back to school, the vagrant went to Dugandzic-land.
Languid- lacking energy, liveliness, or vigor
The languid punk never did any work, leading to his expulsion.
Deprecate- to express disapproval of; to belittle
After getting a poor report card, my friends deprecated me until I cried.
(After I called him on the dangling participle in that, he reluctantly admitted that he'd made a mistake.)
Depravity- moral dishonesty or corruption; wickedness
The depravity in Brooklyn caused it to be nicknamed "Crooklyn."
(He seems to have something against Brooklyn. Should I cement his opinion of me by telling him my mother hails from Brooklyn?)
Virulent- extremely poisonous; full of hate
Virulent, I ran into hallway and screamed obscenities about the Busman.
Erudite- learned; scholarly; showing wide knowledge
Once again the erudite Dugandzic saved the academic neophyte from doom.
The next list is titled as follows:
No, I don't understand him either.
pedantic- overemphasizing rules and minor details
My Napoleonic mom pushed her pedantic personality on every relative at the party.
bourgeois- lacking in refinement
His burgeoning bourgeois attitude left him with no prom date.
palpitate- flutter
Palpitating, my heart nearly exploded as my prom date cascaded down the stairs in a river of silk and lace.
yahoo-a crude or brutish person
With the politeness of a teenage yahoo, I ran for the door knocking people over at the end of lunch period.
whammy- a supernatural spell; hex
If and when a whimsical whammy is tossed on your carcass, wear garlic!
froward- stubbornly contrary or disobedient
The froward baseball player was fined 3 dollars for failing to run out the grounder.
fulsome- loathsome; disgusting
Being a fulsome ferret, the neophyte scrambled for scraps in the celestial oasis.
greenhorn- an inexperienced or immature person
As the sun faded in Dugandzicland, the greenhorn, a pathetic piece of lumber, contemplated his paltry existence.
Now, all of that was before the events chronicled in my previous entry, wherein I face off against Dugandzic and emerge victorious (kind of). These, however, are new.
corker- someone or something that is remarkable
Suddenly, Mr. D., a real corker, completed a successful back flip over the student's desk.
caulk- to make watertight by packing the seams
Skillfully, the painter, caulked the fascia of the brick building.
(The baby Shakespeare weeps.)
demur- raise objections
After careful consideration, I demurred the school's decision to reduce my lunch period to ten minutes.
berserk- violent; deranged
On the last day of classes, the seniors, a herd of elephants ran berserk through the hallways looking for a freedom that didn't exist.
guano- substance composed mostly of dung
The load of guano all students use as excuses in the spring reeks of laziness and self-fulfilling delusions of grandeur.
(So if my delusions of grandeur are self-fulfilling, does that mean I'll become grand if I just believe I am?)
onus- a burden; a stigma
Unfortunately, a number of shortsighted seniors bear the onus of not graduating with their classmates.
odious- repugnant; offensive
Having ability and making excuses for not using it is as odious as lying to your mom on Mother's Day.
And the grand prize goes to...
denigrate-defame; belittle
While attempting to denigrate the hallowed Dugandzic, the academic punk, a bourgeois nimrod and scholarly fraud, actually drew light on herself and her copious shortcomings.
I think it speaks for itself quite satisfactorily.
