Thursday, October 18, 2007

Zach C's Vocab

Gravitas

Definition: to be Serious.
POS: noun
RW: Sobriety, Stern, Grave
Sentence: The administration spoke with gravitas when they were yelling at me.

Alacrity

Definition: Quick Response, readiness; cheerful
POS:Noun
RW:Eagerness, Alertness, Enthusiasm
Sentence: My mom is always there to help me with alacrity, whenever i'm having a horrible day.

Recalcitrant

Description: Someone who is not obedient.
POS: Adjective
RW: Troublesome, Unruly, Stubborn
Sentence: The recalcitrant child made many attempts to get candy when his mother told him that he could have any candy until his dinner was all gone.

Propensity

Description: Doing something without thinking; Naturally doing something
POS: Noun
RW: Proneness, Predisposition, Inclination
Sentence: The carpenter went to work on the piece of wood with great propensity.

Fallacious:

Description: Logically not correct.
POS: Adjective
RW: Phony, Beguiling, Untrue
Sentence: President bush is a great fallacious speaker.

1 comment:

Julie Schellenberg said...

Zach,
You need to indicate whether related words are synonyms, antonyms, or etymology. (-5).
20/30 until I see Pictures.