Kayla's Vocab

Gravitas

Description: having formality in demeanor and appearance; seriousness
POS: Noun
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Related Words: dignity (s), gravity (s), heaviness (s)
Sentence: The wrestler was champion three years in row and needless to say his gravitas toward the his title showed resplendently as he approached the ring yet again.




Alacrity

Description: cheerful readiness, willingness, and/or eagerness
POS: Noun
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Related Words: promptitude (s), briskness (s), apathy (a)
Sentence: With alacrity and joyous enthusiasm the children all raised their hand to answer the question as candy would be given to correct responses.



Recalcitrant

Description: resisting authority or control; being hard to deal with or operate
POS: Adjective
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Related Words: insubmissive (s), compliant (a), docile (a)
Sentence: Some people will just never learn that wild horses are called "wild" because they truly are recalcitrant and almost impossible to fully train.





Propensity

Description: inclination that occurs naturally; a disposition to act in a certain way
POS: Noun
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Related Words: tendency (s), partiality (s), aptness (s)
Sentence: The woman wanted to lose weight, but her propensity to binge diet wasn't getting her anywhere.





Fallacious

Description: misleading, delusive, or logically unsound; intending to deceive
POS: Adjective
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Related Words: correct (a), veritable (a), unfounded (s)
Sentence: All parents are fallacious in that they tell their children about "Santa Claus", "the Easter Bunny", and "the Tooth Fairy", although I suppose it's for positive motives of deceit.