The Myth of Sisyphus

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  1. effulgence
    the quality of being bright and sending out rays of light
  2. apologue
    a short moral story (often with animal characters)
  3. abject
    of the most contemptible kind
  4. illustrious
    widely known and esteemed
  5. illusory
    having the nature of something unreal or deceptive
  6. pathos
    a quality that arouses emotions, especially pity or sorrow
  7. inextricable
    incapable of being disentangled or untied
  8. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  9. lucidity
    freedom from obscurity of expression; comprehensibility
  10. antinomy
    a contradiction between two equally reasonable statements
  11. quash
    declare invalid
  12. benumb
    make numb or insensitive
  13. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  14. ephemeral
    anything short-lived, as an insect that lives only for a day
  15. ontology
    the metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
  16. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
  17. contemporaneous
    occurring in the same period of time
  18. conjuror
    someone who performs magic tricks to amuse an audience
  19. efficacious
    giving the power to produce an intended result
  20. perceptible
    capable of being grasped by the mind or senses
  21. subterfuge
    something intended to misrepresent the nature of an activity
  22. leitmotiv
    a recurring melody in a piece of music
  23. datum
    an item of factual information from measurement or research
  24. effectuate
    bring about or cause to happen
  25. syllogism
    reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises
  26. disparagement
    a communication that belittles somebody or something
  27. indomitable
    impossible to subdue
  28. vertiginous
    having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
  29. postulate
    maintain or assert
  30. irreparable
    impossible to rectify or amend
  31. impunity
    exemption from punishment or loss
  32. emanate
    give out, as breath or an odor
  33. mendacious
    given to lying
  34. respite
    a pause from doing something
  35. gladden
    make happy
  36. satiety
    being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
  37. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  38. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  39. portend
    indicate by signs
  40. monastery
    the residence of a religious community
  41. edify
    make understand
  42. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  43. tarry
    leave slowly and hesitantly
  44. perturbation
    the act of causing disorder
  45. malign
    speak unfavorably about
  46. saraband
    a stately court dance of the 17th and 18th centuries
  47. buskin
    a boot reaching halfway up to the knee
  48. debauch
    a wild gathering
  49. proscribe
    command against
  50. vivacity
    high spirits and animation
  51. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  52. ineffectual
    not producing an intended consequence
  53. occident
    the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
  54. efficacy
    capacity or power to produce a desired result
  55. pediment
    a triangular gable between a horizontal entablature and a sloping roof
  56. fecund
    capable of producing offspring or vegetation
  57. rescind
    cancel officially
  58. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  59. acquiescence
    agreement with a statement or proposal to do something
  60. chiaroscuro
    the arrangement or interplay of light and dark in an artwork
  61. effrontery
    audacious behavior that you have no right to
  62. guise
    an artful or simulated semblance
  63. ascesis
    rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
  64. renunciation
    the act of sacrificing or giving up or surrendering
  65. aridity
    a deficiency of moisture
  66. locus
    the scene of any event or action
Created on Sat Jan 28 23:48:57 EST 2012 (updated Thu Feb 09 12:14:35 EST 2012)

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