Vocabulary Log #7

SUNDAY

• deflagrate

-To burn rapidly with intense heat and sparks being given off
The city has banned fireworks and similar devices that deflagrate when lit

• persnickety

-Giving a lot of attention to details that are minor and not important
As she got older, she got more and more persnickety

• fervor

-A strong feeling of excitement and enthusiasm
Surprised by the fervor that her parents' old love letters contained when she discovered them in the attic

• equanimity

-Calm emotions when dealing with problems or pressure
An Olympic diver who always displays remarkable equanimity on the platform

• inaugural

-Marking a beginning
Tim's election winning was an inaugural surprise 

MONDAY

• rumbustious

-Chiefly British
While American university debates tend to be sedate affairs, their counterparts in Oxford are wholeheartedly rumbustious

• promiscuous

-Having many sexual partners
Since I just collect stamps that happen to like, my collection is pretty promiscuous

• A-OK

-Entirely good or satisfactory
Shopping at the mall was A-OK

• jurist

-A person who has a thorough knowledge of law
Earned a reputation as one of the most learned jurists in the federal courts

• laceration

-An act of cutting or tearing flesh
The fall from the motocross bike left him with several lacerations from the sharp rocks