alex p vocab

gravitas
1. noun
2. a serious attitude or manner
3. important, serious, concentration
4. The gravitas of the president made everyone pay attention.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2005/09/images/20050915-8_speech-515h.jpg

Alacrity
1. noun
2. cheeriness
3. enthusiastic, quickness, eager
4. The student's alacrity made him the best student in class.
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recalcitrant
1. adjective
2. difficult to deal with
3. unruly, disobedient, headstrong
4. The recalcitrant old man was always complaining.
http://www.tci-travel.com/Web%20images/94%20YEAR%20OLD%20MAN%20IN%20LIJIANG.jpg

Propensity
1. noun
2. a strong wanting of something
3. Tendency, inclination, disposition
4. He could not control his propensity for the cake.
http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2006/02/13/chocolate_narrowweb__300x435,0.jpg

Fallacious
1. adjective
2. misleading
3. mislead, false, unsound
4. The fallacious question on the test stumped many students.
http://www.mndm.gov.on.ca/mndm/nordev/redb/images/programs_services/readiness_test.jpg