Kelsie Sullivan's Vocab

Gravitas
Description: Seriousness and sobriety in the way you speak.
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: The teacher spoke with gravitas so the kids new not to mess around.
Related Words: strict, dignified, dedicated

Alacrity
Description: Willing and excited to do something.
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: The kid responded with alacrity when told he would be going to Disney World.
Related Words: willing, excited, readiness

Recalcitrant
Description: Refusing to do what you’re told.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Sentence: The recalcitrant child would not clean his room after being told by his mother.
Related Words: stubborn, rebellious, resistant

Propensity
Description: A pattern behavior or habit.
Part of Speech: Noun
Sentence: I have a propensity to bite my nails.
Related Words: tendency, habit, disposition

Fallacious
Description: Trying to mislead or deceive.
Part of Speech: Adjective
Sentence: I had to act fallaciously in order to keep her surprise party a surprise.
Related Words: deception, trick, mislead

bryant's vocab

Gravitas
1. Seriousness in conduct or speech
2. noun
3. Syn: concentration, focus, serious
4. The gravitas used by the speaker made the audience fall asleep.Alacrity
1. promptness, readiness, willingness
2. noun
3. alertness, avidity, briskness
4. Her alacrity allowed her to always complete her homework on time.Recalcitrant
1. not obedient or compliant
2. adj
3. defiant, opposing, obstinate
4. The recalcitrant child was scolded many times.Propensity
1. tendency
2. noun
3. aptness, bias, susceptibility
4. His propensity was to run to the right side of the field instead of the left.Fallacious
1. deceptive, misleading
2. adj
3. invalid, irrational, reasonless
4. The fallacious question confused me into answering it incorrectly.

Kyle's Vocab

Gravitas
1. Gravitas means to be serious
2. Gravitas is a noun
3. Synonyms: important, dedicated, significance
4. Al Gore speaks with a lot of Gravitas.
5. http://msnbcmedia2.msn.com/j/ap/87dc6ba3-3063-4347-9c54-dfc76510d91b.widec.jpg

Alacrity
1. Alacrity is readiness.
2. Alacrity is a noun
3. Synonyms: promptness, enthusiasm, eagerness
4. The fighter readied his weapon with surprising alacrity.
5. http://www.wordcommand.com/images/alacrity-d.gif

Recalcitrant
1. Recalcitrant means hard to deal with.
2. Recalcitrant is an adjective.
3. Synonyms: unruly, disobedient, headstrong
4. People with large egos are often recalcitrant.
5. http://www.grun.is/signs/leo.gif

Propensity
1. Propensity is a natural inclination
2. Propensity is a noun
3. Synonyms: Tendency, inclination, disposition
4. The boy took to working with his hands with propensity.
5. http://placebooracle.rochaweb.com/figures/propensity.gif

Fallacious
1. Fallacious means misleading
2. Fallacious is an adjective.
3. Synonyms: untrue, mythical, wrong
4. Al Gore is a perfect example of a fallacious speaker.
5. http://rightwingcafe.com/wp-content/uploads/2006/10/al_gore_mad.jpg

megan's vocabulary

Gravitas- (noun) is a serious and solemn attitude or way of behaving.
• Related Words- (syn.) important, serious, concentration
• The gravitas of the students became serious when the principal entered the room.

Alacrity- (noun) is being prompt or eager, also to get speedily ready.
• Related Words- (syn.) swiftness, zeal, and rapidity
• The judges made the decision to put them in first place with alacrity.


Recalcitrant- (adjective) is to be stubbornly resistant against the authority of another person or group, or to be very difficult to deal with.
• Related Words- (syn.) unruly, disobedient, and unmanageable
• The inmate of the character was far more recalcitrant criminal.

Propensity-(noun) is the tendency to demonstrate a particular behavior.
• Related Words- (syn.) tendency, susceptibility, and predilection
• The propensity of that character was different than the others.

Fallacious- (adjective) is to contain or involve a mistaken belief or idea, also to be deceptive and misleading.
• Related Words- (syn.) wrong, erroneous, and disingenuous
• The boy told such a fallacious story every one turned against him