- Gravitas-
Description: seriousness or sobriety, as of conduct or speech
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: joking, substance, somber
Sentence: The president spoke with gravitas when he was discussing the war in
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- Alacrity-
Description: cheerful readiness or willingness
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: enthusiasm, quickness, eagerness
Sentence: The runners lined up with a sense of alacrity, they were ready to go!
Picture: on separate sheet
- Recalcitrant-
Description: resisting authority or control, hard to deal with.
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words: resistant, rebellious, and opposed
Sentence: The man who was arrested was acting recalcitrant with the police officer.
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- Propensity-
Description: a natural inclination or tendency
Part of Speech: noun
Related Words: bent, leaning, disposition
Sentence: The alcoholic had a propensity to drink too much.
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- Fallacious-
Description: deceptive, misleading, disappointing, delusive.
Part of Speech: adjective
Related Words: deceiving, mistaken, and invalid
Sentence: The witness gave a fallacious testimony.
Picture: on separate sheet
1 comment:
Ashley,
"Recalcitrant" is an adjective. You use it as an adverb (-1)
You need to indicate whether related words are synonyms, antonyms, or etymology. (-5)
19/30 until I see pictures.
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