<p>a guess here:
weltanschauung: having seen the world?</p>
<p>After having been around the world in 85 days, we felt that she had acheived weltanschauung (? - correct me if i'm wrong)</p>
<p>tenacity</p>
<p>determination, will to succeed.</p>
<p>George W. Bush, with much tenacity and determination, is now the success and great leader that we all know today.</p>
<p>propitiate</p>
<p>Close, idamayer. Weltanschauung is actually "worldview", i.e how you see the world. Here's an example:</p>
<p>Many cognitive philosophers believe that "you are what you speak", meaning that the characteristics of a people's language reflects how that people view the world. In other words, that sprachegefuhl determines weltanschauung.</p>
<p>to appease or conciliate</p>
<p>The farmers flooded into the temple, eager to propitiate the gods before the crops were destroyed in a heavenly act of fury.</p>
<p>nonfeasance</p>
<p>nonfeasance - failure to act or do what must be done</p>
<p>FEMA'S nonfeasance in the wake of the Hurricane Katrina disaster left many in New Orleans feeling angry and disillusioned with the Federal Government.</p>
<p>ultramontanism</p>
<p>ultramontanism -- absolute authority given to pope</p>
<p>Ultramontanism began with Joseph de Maistre, as a reaction against Gallicanism and against Josephinism, seeking to free the church from the chains.</p>
<p>Ebullient</p>
<p>Ebullient - lively, energetic</p>
<p>Tired after track practice, she could barely keep up with her ebullient puppy when she took him for a walk.</p>
<p>vapid</p>
<p>vapid - dull </p>
<p>spending 27 straight hours on CC waiting for my SAT scores has made me vapid.</p>
<p>bivouac</p>
<p>bivouac - a temporary shelter</p>
<p>When Jane Eyre fled Thornfield Hall, she found a bivouac in the home of the Rivers family. </p>
<p>accoutrement</p>
<p>accoutrement - accessory</p>
<p>She sported many ridiculous accoutrements, including a garish orange handbag.</p>
<p>reactionary</p>
<p>reactionary: something that is a marked by reaction</p>
<p>The argumentative man was very reactionary; whenever someone said something he didn't like, he would respond in a flurry of angry defensive statements.</p>
<p>nidus</p>
<p>Nidus- place of origin</p>
<p>Its nidus lay far to the east in regions the people of this land had barely explored.</p>
<p>Modicum</p>
<p>Modicum - a very small amount</p>
<p>She thought she had greatly improved her SAT scores from last time, but the difference in points was only a modicum.</p>
<p>verisimilitude</p>
<p>verisimilitude - having the property of being realistic/believable</p>
<p>Rembrandt's paintings have a high degree of verisimilitude, due to their realistic depiction of human events. </p>
<p>sylvan</p>
<p>sylvan=sped class</p>
<p>When John's parents found out that he had an IQ below his shoe size, they sent him to Sylvan.</p>
<p>marred</p>
<p>
<p>When John's parents found out that he had an IQ below his shoe size, they sent him to Sylvan.
UM, that's incorrect, icantspellmyname :-) I was referring to sylvan the ADJECTIVE, NOT Sylvan the proper noun. </p>
<p>Good guess, though... Try again ;-)</p>
<p>sylvan=relating to the countryside, nature, forest, etc.</p>
<p>This picture depicts a snowy, sylvan setting of the mountains.</p>
<p>spectral</p>
<p>spectral: produced by/relating to a spectrum</p>
<p>My chemistry class observed the spectral lines produced by the glass prism.</p>
<p>cosmopolitan</p>
<p>also spectral means "ghostly"</p>
<p>cosmopolitan: having influence around the world</p>
<p>The cosmopolitan businessman traveled to China yesterday, on his way back from England, passing by France, and treading the terrains of Russia.</p>
<p>abate</p>
<p>abate: stop, fade away.</p>
<p>The pressure of grades and college does not abate until after graduation. Gah.</p>
<p>quodlibet</p>