Eric Campau's Vocab. Week 10/15

Gravitas (noun)

Description:
Serious speech patterns or personal conduct
Sentence:
The politician’s gravitas was straight to the point and helped win him the election.
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Related Words:
Serious,
Speech,
Sobriety

Alacrity (noun)

Description:
Cheerful readiness or enthusiasm
Sentence:
It is important for travelers to have alacrity when visiting countries with much different cultures in comparison to that of the United States.
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Related Words:
Eagerness (synonym),
Readiness (synonym),
Enthusiasm (synonym)

Recalcitrant (adjective)

Description:
Resistant to authority or disobedient
Sentence:
Several residents of the local jails may be described as recalcitrant.
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Related Words:
Unruly (synonym),
Obstinate (synonym),
Intractable (synonym)

Propensity (noun)

Description:
Natural instinct or tendency
Sentence:
The teenager had a propensity to do well in school in order to go on to a good college.
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Related Words:
Inclination (synonym),
Predisposition (synonym),
Proclivity (synonym)

Fallacious (adjective)

Description:
To be deceptive or misleading
Sentence:
His fallacious excuses put him in detention on more than one account.
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Related Words:
Untrue (synonym),
Erroneous (synonym),
Factual (antonym)