Vocabulary!

Prosthesis

• a device, either external or implanted, that substitutes for or supplements a missing or defective part of the body
• Noun
• He had to get a prosthesis when he lost his leg in the war.
• synonyms: wooden leg, pegleg, artificial limb.

Remuneration

• Payment or compensation received for services or employment. This includes the base salary and any bonuses or other economic benefits that an employee or executive receives during employment.
• noun
• Tom was so excited to get his remuneration at the end of the day.
• Synonyms: Payment, Salary, Wages.

thermodynamics

• the branch of physical science that deals with the relations between heat and other forms of energy.
• noun
• My class and I are studying thermodynamics by combining forms of energy to see its outcome.
• no similar words that have this meaning.

Subjugate

• to bring under control or domination.
• verb
• the pirates were soon to subjugate the town.
• synonyms-conquer, vanquish, defeat.

Juggernaut

• an unstoppable force.
• noun
• God is a Juggernaut for humanity.
• blitz, barrage, expedition.

soliloquy

• an act of speaking ones words aloud.
• when the old man enters the stage, we all knew he was a "soliloquy" kind of guy and would talk all day long.
• synonyms- lecture, speech, sermon
• verb

yeoman

• A man holding and cultivating a small landed estate.
• The yeoman was very tired cultivating his land all day.
• noun

Abjure

• to swear off, and it applies to something you once believed.
• I abjure my love for you.
• verb
• synonyms- retract, forswear, resile

belie

• to contradict or go against.
• I have a very strong belie toward tomatoes being a fruit.
• verb
• synonyms-negate or contradict.

enervate

• to weaken or wear out.
• sally enervative actions after her families death was normal
• noun
• synonyms- weaken, faze unsettle

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Bowdlerize

• to remove objectionable content from a written work.
• The writer is going to bowdlerize parts of his book because he did not like them.
• verb
• synonyms-censor, cut, edit.

evanescent

• Fleeting or temporary, like a sunset or a good dream.
• Toms' dream was very evanescent and went away fast.
• adj.
• synonyms- temporary, impermanent.

Circumnavigate

• To go places or travel around.
• I was going to circumnavigate to Russia for work.
• verb
• synonyms-travel, move.

Hubris

• excessive pride or self-confidence.
• Sam had a very "hubris" look to him.
• adj.
• synonyms- arrogance, self-confidence.

Impeach

• to accuse or make fault of.
• The judge was to impeach the defendant.
• verb
• synonyms- Blame, accuse