Thursday, October 18, 2007

CJ Davis's Vocab

Gravitas

  1. Seriousness in talk or actions.
  2. Noun
  3. Synonyms- Collective; Calm; Sobriety
  4. Printed
  5. An air of severe Gravitas always seems to surround a judge.

Alacrity

  1. Cheerful promptness.
  2. Noun
  3. Synonyms- Avidity; Eagerness; Zeal
  4. Printed
  5. The senior’s alacrity for going to Craig’s Cruisers was clearly noted by their rush as they entered the building.

Recalcitrant

  1. Not abiding by authority.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms- Unruly; Disobedient; Stubborn
  4. Printed
  5. The recalcitrant child kept asking for a snack, even though his parents repeatedly to him to finish his dinner first.


Propensity

  1. Usually doing something without thought.
  2. Noun
  3. Synonyms- Aptness; Disposition; Proneness
  4. Printed
  5. He had a propensity to chew his fingernails when he was nervous.

Fallacious

  1. Not logically correct.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms- Erroneous; Phony; Spurious
  4. Printed
  5. There is no room in debates for fallacious points.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Good jopb. 25/30 until I see pictures.