Thursday, October 18, 2007

stacey richter 5th hour

Gravitas

description-serious behavior
POS-noun
Synonym-serious, not joking,feelings
sentence-The teacher became gravitas when his students were misbehaving.

Alacrity

description-cheerful or willing to do something
POS-noun
synonyms-eagerness, quickness, enthusiasm
sentnece- The sisters helped with the wedding alacrity.

Recalcitrant

description- not obeying, going against the authority
POS- adjective
synonyms- defiant, opposing, unwilling
sentence- There was a recalcitrant child when his mom told him to pick up his toys.

Propensity

description- naturally thinking of doing an act
POS- noun
synonyms- ability, talent, tendency
sentence- The horses have a propensity to run away from a predator.

Fallacious

decription- misleading or disceptive
POS- adjective
synonyms- deceptive, deluding, misleading
sentence- The shepard told the city people a fallacious story about a wolf killing his sheep.

2 comments:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Stacey,
Gravitas is a noun. You use it as an adjective. (-1)
Your sentence for alacrity has a missing preposition in order for it to make sense..."The sisters helped with the wedding WITH alacrity." (-1)

Julie Schellenberg said...

Forgot score: 23/30 until I see pictures.