Austere: Very plain
o-stir
Adjective
Greek, Latin, Old French

Austerity by choice, not by diktat http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/column-austerity-by-choice-not-by-diktat-1917298 

 

http://transformationsdesign.com/project-1-rural/ 

This room is austere because it is very plain. 

Esoteric: Difficult to understand 

Es e ter ik 

Adjective 

Greek 

IFA raises alarm over esoteric investments for small pension pots http://www.moneymarketing.co.uk/news-and-analysis/pensions/ifa-raises-alarm-over-esoteric-investments-for-small-pension-pots/2003003.article 

 

http://www.esotericarchives.com/esoteric.htm 

 

 

 

 

 

 Facsimile: An accurate copy

Fak-sim e-le 

Adjective 

Latin, Modern Latin, English 

A FACSIMILE of a fifteenth-century manuscript, which contains the last copy of a famous medieval poem about King Arthur, has been given to The University of Lincoln by Lincoln Cathedral. http://www.thisislincolnshire.co.uk/University-Lincoln-gifted-copy-medieval/story-20057565-detail/story.html#axzz2l8kwFQb9

http://www.srktel.com/telecomm/facsimile-fax/laser-fax/ 

This fax machine is an example of facsimile because it creates an accurate copy of what runs threw it. 

  

   

  

Grotesque: Strange looking 

Gro-tesk 

Adjective 

Italian, French
Meet Hong Kong's so-called grotesque young cartoonists. http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/arts-culture/article/1356815/grotesque-young-cartoonists-make-light-stresses-city-living 

 

http://yoomisong.blogspot.com/2012/09/grotesque.html  

This statue is a grotesque because it is very strange looking. 

Mesmerize: To fascinate 

Mes me riz

Verb 

Latin 

Dancers mesmerize with 'Botanica' at Mount Baker Theatre http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/10/31/3278550/dancers-mesmerize-with-botanica.html 

 

http://www.zazzle.com/samsung+mesmerize+skins 

This is phone is mesmerizing because of it colors and pattern. 

 

 

 

 

Metamorphosis: A change in change 

Met e mor fe sis 

Noun 

Greek, Latin 

 This magical metamorphosis isn’t confined to those of us who live in places that by all rights ought to be inside the city limits. http://www.thestate.com/2013/11/19/3107073/scoppe-how-the-legislature-turned.html

  

http://thetwilightsaga.com/group/theofficialtwilightbookdiscussion/forum/topics/jacob-blacks-metamorphosis?commentId=2570916%3AComment%3A37227899&groupId=2570916%3AGroup%3A8216 

This shows the metamorphosis of a wolf from baby to adult.  

Notorious: Regarded with curiosity

No tor e es

Adjective 

Latin, Medieval Latin, English 

Disabled man killed by 2 cars at notorious intersection http://www.ktvu.com/news/news/crime-law/disabled-man-killed-2-cars-notorious-intersection/nby8T/ 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Stopsign_sing.png 

Stop signs are notorious for causing accidents. 

 

 

 

 

 

Perfunctory: Uninterested 

per funk te re 

Adjective 

Latin, Late Latin 

The Projector: Perfunctory Placeholder Edition UPDATE 

 

http://www.123rf.com/photo_8170522_middle-eastern-student-in-an-uninterested-attitude-towards-her-books.html 

This student is is completely perfunctory towered her books. 

 

 

 

 

Provocative: Attention getting 

Provok e tiv 

Adjective

Late Middle English, Old French, Late Latin

SF Playhouse presents provocative ‘Ideation’ http://www.sfexaminer.com/sanfrancisco/sf-playhouse-presents-provocative-ideation/Content?oid=2631388 

 

 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/5629130/Disney-star-Miley-Cyrus-criticised-over-provocative-photo-shoot.html

Miley Cyrus can be considered provocative in this photo because of her pose and the clothes. 

Read more here: http://www.thestate.com/2013/11/19/3107073/scoppe-how-the-legislature-turned.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2013/10/31/3278550/dancers-mesmerize-with-botanica.html#storylink=cpy

Yolo Sun: Conaway dangles fed flood money to mesmerize Davies & Co. into adopting radical general plan

- See more at: http://woodlandrecord.com/yolo-sun-conaway-dangles-fed-flood-money-to-mesmerize-davies-co-into-ad-p3338-1.htm#sthash.VQ0SUTwn.dpuf

Yolo Sun: Conaway dangles fed flood money to mesmerize Davies & Co. into adopting radical general plan

- See more at: http://woodlandrecord.com/yolo-sun-conaway-dangles-fed-flood-money-to-mesmerize-davies-co-into-ad-p3338-1.htm#sthash.VQ0SUTwn.dpuf