Thursday, October 18, 2007

Ryan K Vocab

Gravitas
  1. A serious demeanor; substance in voice or appearance.
  2. Noun
  3. Derivatives: gravity, gravitate, gravitation
  4. After his training as a soldier, Mark possessed a gravitas that everyone in the town seemed to notice.


Alacrity
  1. Willingness, eagerness.
  2. Noun
  3. Synonyms: liveliness, zeal, readiness
  4. Kelly accepted the tennis award with great alacrity.


Recalcitrant
  1. Uncompliant, resisting control.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms: disobedient, refectory, rebellious
  4. A recalcitrant suspect may often times find themselves on the receiving end from a blast of mace.


Propensity (substituted for the misspelling prosensity)
  1. A natural tendency toward and act or object; instinct.
  2. Noun
  3. Synonyms: disposition, partiality, inclination
  4. The propensity of the natural wolf is to travel and hunt in packs.


Fallacious
  1. Illogical; unsound; deceptive.
  2. Adjective
  3. Synonyms: fake, fictitious, unfounded
  4. Russia's World War II treaty with Germany was later found to be a fallacious arrangement.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Great Job, Ryan.
30/30