The welcoming

Shakespearean Sonnet

The shadows of reality, is our own sight
Betrays us and keeps us imprisoned in our minds
We are bound by chains but yet we refuse to fight
For we resist to look for the truth in the signs

The cave so dark, yet it is our only haven
For we are blind for not seeing past the shadows
To individualism, we have forsaken
For we are not different from herds of cattle

We are destined for greatness, to learn on our own
We could not be limited to ones own beliefs
Free to choose what skills we see important to hone
We could live our lives and breath a sigh of relief

Yet we are manipulated by the elite
So never can our quest for knowledge be complete

Vocab #9

aficionado: an ardent devotee; fan, enthusiast.

browbeat: to intimidate by overbearing looks or words; bully

commensurate: having the same measure; of equal extent or duration.

diaphanous: very sheer and light; almost completely transparent or translucent.

emolument: profit, salary, or fees from office or employment; compensation for services

foray: a quick raid, usually for the purpose of taking plunder

genre: a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like

homily: a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.

immure: to shut in; seclude or confine.

insouciant: free from concern, worry, or anxiety; carefree; nonchalant.

matrix: something that constitutes the place or point from which something else originates, takes form, or develops

obsequies: a funeral rite or ceremony.

panache: a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair

persona: a person's perceived or evident personality, as that of a well-known official, actor, or celebrity; personal image; public role.

philippic: a bitter or impassioned speech of denunciation; invective

prurient: having, inclined to have, or characterized by lascivious or lustful thoughts, desires, etc.

sacrosanct: extremely sacred or inviolable

systemic: of or pertaining to a system.

tendentious: having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose

vicissitude: a change or variation occurring in the course of something.

To be or not to be don't you see?

after many takes here the closest I had gotten to a perfect recital. I know it's nymph not tis!

Vocab #8

abase: to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.

abdicate: to renounce or relinquish a throne, right, power, claim, responsibility, or the like, especially in a formal manner.

abomination: anything abominable; anything greatly disliked or abhorred.

brusque: abrupt in manner; blunt; rough

saboteur: a person who commits or practices sabotage.

debauchery: excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures; intemperance.

proliferate: to increase in number or spread rapidly and often excessively.

anachronism: something or someone that is not in its correct historical or chronological time, especially a thing or person that belongs to an earlier time.

nomenclature: a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.

expurgate: to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.

bellicose: inclined or eager to fight; aggressively hostile; belligerent; pugnacious.

gauche: lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless

rapacious: given to seizing for plunder or the satisfaction of greed.

paradox:a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth. 

conundrum: a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or play on words.

anomaly: an odd, peculiar, or strange condition, situation, quality, etc.

ephemeral: lasting a very short time; short-lived; transitory

rancorous: full of or showing rancor.

churlish: difficult to work or deal with, as soil.

precipitous: extremely or impassably steep:

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