Friday, December 13, 2013

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS

While reading the fault in our stars I came across some interesting words. 

Lacquered - lak-er 
-noun 
a protective coating consisting of a resin, cellulose ester, or both, dissolved in a volatile solvent, sometimes with pigment added.

Malevolent - muh-lev-uh-luh 
-adjective 
wishing evil or harm to another or others; showing ill will; ill-disposed; malicious: His failures made him malevolent toward those who were successful.

Ambiguity -am-bi-gyoo-i-tee
—noun, plural am·bi·gu·i·ties.
doubtfulness or uncertainty of meaning or intention: to speak with ambiguity; an ambiguity of manner.

Ontological -on-tl-oj-i-kuh l
—adjective
of or pertaining to ontology, the branch of metaphysics that studies the nature of existence or being as such; metaphysical: Some of the U.S. founders held an ontological belief in natural rights.

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