Lisa's Vocab

1. Gravitas

Description- being extremely serious in a situation or action
POS- noun
Synonyms- solemn, critical, staid.
Sentence- The sports announcer’s gravitas, made the game boring and hard to follow.
2. Alacrity

Description- cheerful readiness
POS- noun
Synonyms- eagerness, quickness, speed
Sentence- Maddy’s alacritous attitude made her the best worker.
3. Recalcitrant

Description- difficult to manage, defining authority
POS- adjective
Synonyms- headstrong, unruly, disobedient
Sentence- Maddy was recalcitrant to clean her room when her mother asked her too.
4. Propensity

Description- an intense natural tendency to do something
POS- noun
Synonyms- tendency, partiality, inclination
Sentence- Maddy’s propensity in school makes her a great person to sit next to.
5. Fallacious

Description- to mislead or deceive
POS- adjective
Synonyms- untrue, misleading, erroneous.
Sentence- Maddy is not a fallacious person so that is why I am her friend.