The painting was very cursory like.
impetus: the force or energy with which a body moves.
When the car hit the man it was an impetus blow to his body.
pinnacle: a high, pointed piece of rock.
She reached the pinnacle point in his acting career.
contumely: insolent or insulting language or treatment.
The worker at the gas station tended to be impatient and contumely.
bereavement: mourning,state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
She was bereavement over the death of her son.
cache: a collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place.
There was a cache of Monster energy drinks in the basement of his house.
consummation: the point at which something is complete or finalized.
15 years was the final consummation for the prisoner.
calamity: an event causing great and often sudden damage or distress; a disaster.
Africa was in great calamity because of the harsh weather conditions.
avarice: extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
Their president was an avarice kind of man.
fortify: strengthen (a place) with defensive works so as to protect it against attack.
The empty shed was all they could think of for some fortify.
erratic: not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.
The way the turtles were swimming looked erratic to me.
ubiquitous: present, appearing, or found everywhere.
Trees are a very ubiquitous thing.
fortitude: courage in pain or adversity.
She has great fortitude to have had a child.
nonchalant: (of a person or manner) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm.
The lady by the pool sat in a nonchalant way.
affect: have an effect on; make a difference to.
The affect on the people wasn't a very good one.
effect: a change that is a result or consequence of an action or other cause.
Consequentially, the effect of the experiment created another goat.
misappropriate: (of a person) dishonestly or unfairly take (something, esp. money, belonging to another) for one's own use.
What the criminal did was pull a misappropriate move.
pragmatic: dealing with things sensibly and realistically in a way that is based on practical rather than theoretical considerations.
The teenager seemed very mature and pragmatic with the situation.
metacognition: awareness and understanding of one's own thought processes.
She was very in tune and metacognitional with her own body and mind.
- devoutly: in a devout and pious mannerThe pizza body was devoutly when it came to his job.
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