Dan O.'s Vocab Week Of 12/10

Goad - to stir or urge on
POS - verb
Related Words - nag, drive, motivate (synonyms)
Sentence - Tino and Rob keep goading me to dress as Slash.
Picture - http://www.proguitar.de/Pictures/Slash.jpg

Capricious - led by a sudden unpredictable change
POS - adjective
Related Words - unstable, moody, inconstant (synonyms)
Sentence - He's so capricious that I don't want to talk to him out of fear of how he will react.
Picture - http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ak621/Images/Masks.gif

Obviate - to prevent using effective measures
POS - verb
Related Words - anticipate, eliminate, ward (synonyms)
Sentence - You can obviate the risk of injury in a car accident by wearing your seat belt.
Picture - http://blogs.usask.ca/studentnews/archive/images/Click%20it%20or%20ticket.jpg

Malady - disease or disorder of the body
POS - noun
Related Words - affliction, ailment, illness (synonyms)
Sentence - Othello's frequent fainting was a malady.
Picture - http://www.medicalook.com/diseases_images/crohns_disease2.jpg

Felicity - the state of being happy
POS - noun
Related Words - bliss, delight, pleasure (synonyms)
Sentence - Children experience great felicity on Christmas morning.
Picture - http://theithacan.org/blogs/bigspoon/files/2007/08/img_0555happy.jpg