Bruiser Vocabulary
Aberrant – adj. – abnormal; deviating from the usual
Ex. Her yelling yesterday was aberrant from her normal friendly behavior.
Obtuse – adj. – insensitive or unobservant; dull
Ex. It was perplexing how obtuse he could be, as he didn’t even understand the simplest of words.
Fervently –adv. – done with great warmth or intensity
The crowd cheered fervently for their team, as the quarterback made a great game winning pass.
Keelhaul – V. – to haul an offender under the bottom of a ship and up on the other side of the ship
Ex. Because of his laziness and continued errors in directing the sails, the sailor was keelhauled as a punishment.
Conundrum – N. – a puzzling problem or situation
Ex. We found ourselves in a conundrum, when we lost connection to the GPS and a fallen tree blocked the road.
Inquisition – N. – harsh and prolonged questioning
Ex. The police began an inquisition, when the mayor was accused of fraud and bribery.
Surreptitiously – adv. – stealthily
Ex. The coach surreptitiously benched his quarterback, after he threw six interceptions last game.
Contrition – N. – sincere remorse
Ex. His contrition through profuse apologies regained people’s trust.
Incommunicado – adj. – without communication with others
Ex. The writer worked incommunicado, because he wanted no distractions during the writing process.
Cathartic – adj. – characterized by a sense of relief through ridding one’s self of emotional burden
Ex. It was not something we wanted, but the end of our miserable season was cathartic and will allow for us to gain a
sense of peace prior to the next season.
Impertinent – adj. – uncivil; insolently rude
Ex. His impertinent behavior angered all of his teachers.
Subcutaneous – adj. – situated under the skin
Ex. The infection was subcutaneous, so she had to go see a doctor for extra help.
Precipice – N. – the edge; a point at which something dangerous or of great magnitude is likely to occur
Ex. We were on the precipice of victory, when our striker was awarded a penalty kick.
Clandestine – adj. – done in secret
Spies do clandestine work.
Enigmatic – adj. – deeply puzzling and often in a recurrent manner
Ex. Trying to learn how to multiple matricies is an enigmatic issue for me.
Implode – V. – to collapse inward on one’s self
Ex. The plan imploded, when key people in our plan sabotaged the entire venture.