Erika's Vocab

Gravitas1. A serious attitude
2. Noun
3. Seriousness (s), gravity (s), sobriety (s)
4. The gravitas dampened the mood of vacation.Alacrity1. Eager readiness
2. Noun
3. Eagerness (s), enthusiasm (s), readiness (s)
4. Her alacrity was very clear as she waited for the concert to start.
Recalcitrant1. Rebelling or resisting control
2. Adjective
3. Unruly (s), intractable (s), refractory (s)
4. The recalcitrant child would not listen.Propensity1. A tendency to do something
2. Noun
3. Tendency (s), inclination (s), partiality (s)
4. A propensity of hers is to tap her pencil against her desk.Fallacious1. Deceptive or misleading
2. Adjective
3. Mistaken (s), misleading (s), erroneous (s)
4. The fallacious remark caused a rumor to spread.