Andrea Oswald's Vocab

Goad:
Description- To push along or try to motivate.
P.O.S- Verb
Synonyms- Spur, push, impel.
Sentence- Andrea goaded Emily to always reach for her dreams and never give up.

Obviate:
Description- To anticipate and prevent, or eliminate.
P.O.S- Verb.
Synonyms- Preclude, avert, anticipate.
Sentence- Emily tried to obviate the events that were about to happen, but what she anticipated was nothing like what happened.

Capricious:
Description- Unpredictable.
P.O.S- Adjective.
Synonyms-Variable, flighty, mercurial.
Sentence- Emily was not a capricious person, she was very predictable.

Malady:
Description- A disorder or disease.
P.O.S- Noun.
Synonyms- Illness, sickness, affliction.
Sentence- Aunt Marilyn suffers from a malady, she has breast cancer.

Felicity:
Description- Being happy.
P.O.S- Noun.
Synonyms- Bliss, cheerfulness, contentment.
Sentence- Charles was in a state of felicity, he was incredibly happy.