cacophony

ca·coph·o·ny [kuh-kof-uh-nee]

noun

Harsh discordance of sound; dissonance.

Sentence:  The collision of the two marching bands produced the worst cacophony I’ve ever heard.

misanthrope

mis·an·thrope [mis-uhn-throhp]

noun

A hater of humankind.

Sentence: Ebeneezer Scrooge is the quintessential misanthrope.

captious

cap·tious [kap-shuhs]

adjective

1. Apt to notice and make much of trivial faults or defects; faultfinding; difficult to please.
2. Proceeding from a faultfinding or caviling disposition. 
3. Apt or designed to ensnare or perplex, especially in argument: captious questions.

Sentence: He could never praise without adding a captious remark.

sophistry

soph·ist·ry [sof-uh-stree]

noun

1. A subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally fallacious method of reasoning.
2. A false argument; sophism.

Sentence: The politicians’ arguments consisted mainly of sophistries.

clandestine

clan·des·tine [klan-des-tin]

adjective

Characterized by, done in, or executed with secrecy or concealment, especially for purposes of subversion or deception; private or surreptitious.

Sentence: Their clandestine meetings went undiscovered for two years.

ascetic

as·cet·ic [uh-set-ik]

noun

1. A person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons.

2. A person who leads an austerely simple life, especially one who abstains from the normal pleasures of life or denies himself or herself material satisfaction.

verb

3. Rigorously abstinent; austere.

4. Exceedingly strict or severe in religious exercises or self-mortification.

Sentence: The ascetic monk lived alone in the forest, unconcerned with aesthetics.

castigate

cas·ti·gate [kas-ti-geyt]

verb

To criticize or reprimand severely.

Origin: 1600–10; < Latin castīgātus literally, driven to be faultless (past participle of castigāre to chasten), equivalent to cast(us) pure, chaste + -īg-, combining form of agere to drive, incite + -ātus -ate

Sentence: The lady began to castigate the servant who had dropped her drink.

caitiff

cai·tiff [key-tif]

noun

A base, despicable person.

adjective

Base; despicable.

Sentence: He called the pirate king a caitiff and a scoundrel.

succinct

suc·cinct [suhk-singkt]

adjective

1. Expressed in few words; concise; terse.
2. Compressed into a small area, scope, or compass.

Origin: 1400–50; late Middle English < Latin succinctus, past participle of succingere to gird, gather up (one’s clothes), prepare for action, equivalent to suc- suc- + cing(ere) to gird, equip + -tus past participle suffix.

Sentence: Her summary of their journey was succinct.

signsonthewalls asked thedailyaglet:

Would it be possible to get an example sentence with daily words? :O I think that might be chou super-handy with some of them. <3

I will do that from now on, unless there are any objections? Also, would people prefer I use quotes when I can, or do you all not care where the sentence comes from as long as it provides context?