Gull

Janus had concluded, after a thorough investigation, that OilCo chose to gull the inhabitants of this island nation. None of the promised benefits had been delivered, years after the company was granted access to the natural resources.

truncate

The religious idol lay shattered at his feet. Sean John looked at the hostile faces around him. He decided to offer the truncated version of the story.

Compère

After 30 minutes of nonchalant breeze shooting over a cocktail at the juice table, my new friend glanced at his watch, said goodbye, then leaped onto stage behind the podium. I had been talking with the event's compère the whole time!

fabulist

The journal was a collection of personal tales, long and short, that had the tell-tale signs of a fabulist's touch. The level of hyperbole and nuanced exaggeration indicated a true teller of tales.

Concertina

With his oversized hand and incredible strength, Roger could concertina a beer can in his palm, using only the force of his digits.

Bole

The children used the remainder of an ancient tree as their gathering point. The giant, flat bole was easy to find and made a comfortable chair or useful table.

simper

Steve is the kind of guy who prefers to date women who sport a simper on their face when he's telling cheesy jokes. Most of the intelligent ones are quickly dropped.

lodestar

Since Sean John's propulsion to international fame, young aspiring shark tamers in areas all over the world are looking to him as their lodestar. Sean John is their role model and guide.

nomothetic

Sean John developed his shark taming process as a young man. If you could observe him in his work multiple times, you would see that each shark is different. The taming process is not a nomothetic system with a rigid set of procedures. It is a fluid, intuitive exchange between man and beast.

Phthisis

We are all afflicted by phthisis. Every life has a time limit, is wasting away slow

compeer

The only man that Sean John the Shark Tamer traveled with as a true and reliable aid would be his public relations and legal specialist, Erin Cartwright. While not a compeer in terms of aquatic ability or sheer charisma, Sean John felt that he could trust the man with any task in his area of expertise.

cathect

cathectant this story about Sean John the shark Tamer to be successful, we must have our readers cathect with shark taming as a world wide panacea for strife. They must invest in that concept.

incondite

Try as I might in the early morning, I am only able to compose some incondite paragraphs, and not the flowing prose I strive for.