Thursday, October 18, 2007

Taylors Vocab.

Gravitas- A serious or dignified demeanor of speech.
POS- Noun
Related Words- Dignity (S), Lordliness (S), Seriousness (S)
Sentence- A public speaker needs gravitas to keep the audience intrigued, but take the point he is trying to speak seriously.
http://www.bushdoctrine.net/images/bush-door-china.jpg

Alacrity-To Have eagerness.
POS- Noun
Related Words- Smartness (S), Willingness (S), Briskness (S)
Sentence- My horse has alacrity when we jump.
http://images.jupiterimages.com/common/detail/52/62/22406252.jpg

Recalcitrant- Having a resistance to authority or guidance.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- Unruly (S), Disobedient (S), Insubordinate (S)
Sentence- The employee was known to have recalcitrant,
http://www.genderracepower.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/11/sistas-resisting-the-pigs.jpg

Propensity- A natural inclination to do something.
POS- Noun
Related Words- Tendency (S), Aptness (S), Disposition (S)
Sentence- Horses have propensity to be scared of things that jump out.
http://www.foxnews.com/images/224344/2_61_head_scratch.jpg

Fallacious- To be misleading or deceiving.
POS- Adjective
Related Words- Deceitful (S), Fraudulent (S), Phony (S)
Sentence- The identity thief was fallacious to the the bankers.
http://i.pbase.com/o4/90/78990/1/55894378.TwoFacedFriends.jpg

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Taylor,
Your use of alacrity is incorrect in your sentence. It is an adjective, but you are using it as a noun. (-1)
Your picture for propensity is of Jon Daly scrtaching his head. It really has nothing to do with propensity or horses being spooked (your sentence). (-1)
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