Hopeful

tim is hopeful that meredith will still vocabulate.

Architect

N
A person who designs buildings and in many cases also supervises their construction; a person responsible for inventing or realizing a particular idea or project.

also, to be architected
trans. V
to design or make

from Gk. arkhitekton "master builder"

architects may come and / architects may go and / never change your point of view

God is the architect for our salvation and our home in heaven.
Simon & Garfunkel wrote about Frank Lloyd Wright, the famous architect.
Tim is often the architect for the things he and Meredith pursue.

God architected Jesus as the chief cornerstone.
Simon & Garfunkel architected music that is beloved by Meredith Qualls.
Tim architected an entire opinion about peanuts and raisins.

Operatics

N: the production or performance of operas.  

theatrically exaggerated or overemotional behavior.

it is well known that the MET's operatics are the best in the world.

The Pharisaical operatics when praying and fasting render no spiritual reward.

Tim found Meredith's operatics entertaining when she described her pre-cal teacher.

10 dollars if you know where i heard this word.

Overt

ADJ
done or shown openly; plain or readily apparent, not secret or hidden

from Fr. ovrir "to open"

Under the new covenant, God's glory is overt.
Though he tries to mask it, Tim's sense of style is overt.
Meredith often tries to be nonchalant, but her sentiments are generally overt.
Tim and Meredith are overt in their interest in vocabulary and defining words.
They are also overt in their nerdiness.

I wish it was a verb:

Meredith overts that she likes stripes and solid colors.
Tim overts that the burden of listening to new music is too much.

But, it isn't :(

Tenet

a principle or belief, especially one of the main principle beliefs of a religion or philosophy.

The foremost tenet of I John is that we receive eternal life through belief in Christ Jesus.

One of my supercilious tenets is a whole-scale rejection of "Greatest Hits Collections".

I don't know any tenets of Aristotle's writings.  Do you?

Meredith isn't a ninet.  She's a perfect tenet!

Aberration

N
A departure from what is normal, usual, expected, typically one that is unwelcome;
A person whose beliefs or behavior are unacceptable;
A departure from one's usual moral character or mental ability.

also aberrational (ADJ)

from L. abberare which means 'to stray'

Saul's jealousy and hatred towards David became an aberration from the leader he was supposed to be.
Meredith's aberrational feelings toward Mr. Johnson, her high-school Pre-Calculus teacher, are still alive.
The difficultly in using the word aberration in a sentence is an aberration from the fun of vocab-blogging.

Tantamount

ADJ: equivalent in seriousness to; virtually the same as

The resignations were tantamount to admissions of guilt (that wasn't my sentence, but this is a tough word to understand so i thought i would use the dictionary's sentence as well).

Meredith's extended prayers are tantamount to her faith in God.

God's promise of Abraham's son was tantamount to Sarai's conception.

Meredith's pre-cal teacher is tantamount to Satan ;)

Meredith is tantamount to totally awesome!

Staunch

adjective
loyal & committed in attitude; of strong or firm construction.
derived from Fr. estanche meaning dried up or weary.
in the sense of strong & substantial; similar to resolute

transitive verb
to stop or restrict (a flow of blood) from a wound.

ADJ
Following the spring holiday, Meredith maintained a staunch demeanor regarding her return to classes.
Tim is a staunch supporter of Jessica Carter.
Paul staunchly desired to do the work of the Lord.

V
Gregory House saved a life by staunching the flow of blood and stopping the patient's seizures.
When David killed the lion with his bare hands, he didn't bother to staunch the bleeding.

[Today's word was chosen strongly on the basis of phonetic appeal.]

Myriad

A MYRIAD OF MEREDITHS

noun: a countless or extremely great number.

God promised Abraham a myriad of descendants.

adj: countless or extremely in great number.  

the myriad angels proclaim the glory of God in Revelation chapter five.

the myriad cockroaches at waffle house make the atmosphere more desirable.

adj: having countless or very many elements or aspects.

Tim and Meredith's myriad relationship is what makes their friendship so fulfilling.

i never tire from studying the the myriad gospel.

Validate

transitive verb
check or prove the validity or accuracy of something; demonstrate or support the truth or value of; make or declare legally valid

Eutychus pointed to the long length of the sermon to validate his deathly fall.
Tim validated falling asleep on the phone on the basis of Meredith's silly, pointless conversation :)
He had the waiter validate his parking ticket with a signature.

I like transitive verbs!

Supercilious

adj: behaving or looking as though one thinks one is superior to others.

arrogant, haughty, pompous, condescending

superciliousness: n

superciliously: adv

I repeat: this exclusive blog manifests Tim and Meredith's supercilious side.

Pharisees pray their supercilious prayers, while humble sinners plead for mercy.

Tim superciliously writes brief cryptic pleonast posts.

i wouldn't have posted this word if you defined it properly yesterday.  i thought i knew what it meant too, but i didn't.  now we do :)

Maintain

transitive verb
1: to keep in an existing state (such as repair, efficiency, or validity)
Tim maintained his car by patching the leak in the tire.
2: to sustain against opposition or danger; to uphold and defend
Meredith maintains that she likes nouns used as verbs, but not verbs used as nouns.
3: to continue or persevere in; to carry on or keep up
Paul urges us to maintain our love for Christ.
4: to support or provide for; to sustain
We are maintained by the example of Christ's life.
5: to affirm in, as if in argument; assert
Tim and Meredith both maintain that Simon & Garfunkel make great music.

Lately, I prefer no. 2 & no. 5.

Pertinacious

adj: holding firmly to a opinion or course of action. determined, tenacious, purposeful, stubborn, resolute.

Meredith pertinaciously discredited the Beach Boys, until she listened to "Friends".

Pertinacious Pharaoh would not free God's people.

Tim and Meredith are both very pertinacious :)

Tim and Meredith must be pertinacious in maintaing their spiritual welfare.

Neil Grupp pertinaciously commended Fresca until one day he just stopped completely.

Effigy

noun
a roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
(not to be confused with the word efficacy)

In colonial America, the king was burned in effigy.
The mean boy dressed a doll like his sister, and vaulted the doll off the cliff in effigy.
The girl shredded the love letters in effigy of her past relationship.
(this is a stretch) King David was loved by all because of his ruddy face and bright eyes; he was never burned in effigy.
In the same way, no one would ever want to burn Tim in effigy.

See if you can come up with a better religious sentence. I didn't do so well.

Efficacy

Noun:  the ability to produce a desired or intended result.  This makes sense because it kind of represents "effective".

The efficacy of Christ's blood is undeniable and unequaled.

Vocab Club's efficacy in improving my vocabulary are awesome!

The efficacy of eating popcorn to improve a film is surprising.

efficacious: adj: (typically of something abstract or inanimate) successful in producing desired or intended result: effective.

A righteous man's prayers are efficacious.

My efficacious efforts to convert Meredith into a Beach Boys fan were a worthwhile.

Meredith will need the most efficacious diet pills on the market to take car of the many hot dogs and chocolate chip cookies.

Perfunctory

adjective
(of an action of gesture) carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection; careless, negligent.

Paul pushes us to lose our perfunctory nature, and struggle with the weight of Christ.
He gave a perfunctory glance at the child's drawing and walked away.
Tim won't even give Britney Spear's new album a perfunctory listen.

Inspired by Rufus Wainwright's I Don't Know What It Is when he sings, "...want a locket of who / made me lose my perfunctory view..."