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Vocabulary Week 15

Vocabulary Week 15. Word 1: Impromptu Def: Done without planning Sent: Most impromptu speeches are not worth the paper they are written on.  William Norman Birkett.

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Vocabulary Week 15

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  1. Vocabulary Week 15

  2. Word 1: ImpromptuDef: Done without planning Sent: Most impromptuspeeches are not worth the paper they are written on.  William Norman Birkett

  3. Word 2: GrovelDef: To beg or plead in a submissive way or act in order to please or gain favorSent: The spirit that does not soar is destined to grovel.  Benjamin Disraeli

  4. Word 3: Gullible Def: Easily deceived or tricked Sent: There's a gullible side to the American people. They can be easily misled.Michael Moore

  5. Word 4:Poignant Def: Profoundly touching or felt, evoking deep sadness or regret Sent: There are few sorrows, however poignant, in which a good income is of no avail. Logan Pearsall Smith

  6. Word 5:MagnanimousDef: Generous in giving or forgiving, not vindictive Sent: It is the characteristic of the magnanimousman to ask no favor but to be ready to do kindness to others. Aristotle

  7. Word 6: Tirade Def: A long angry or violent speechSent: Anger begins as an inner twinge. We sense something long before it blossoms (explodes?) into an emotional tirade. Peter McWilliams

  8. Word 7: Decapitate Def: To cut the head off Sent: It was dramatic to watch my grandmother decapitate a turkey with an ax the day before Thanksgiving.Russell Baker

  9. Word 8: ImbecileDef: A stupid personSent: Man is a clever animal who behaves like an imbecile.  Albert Schweitzer

  10. Word 9: FlauntDef: To publically show off or display Sent: I consider myself a religious person. God is something very personal with me and I don't flaunt religion in conversation with others.  Richard Chamberlain

  11. Word 10: DrabDef: Not bright, dull, cheerlessSent: To be with the same person for the rest of your life just sounds so drab.

  12. Word 11: Brazen Def: Daringly boldSent: Hold accountable the person who was brazen enough to look you in the eye and say how grateful he was to have participated in such a horrible, horrible crime.David Novak

  13. Word 12:InsolentDef: Audaciously rude, arrogantly insultingSent: I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighboring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded air of superiority.  Horace Walpole

  14. Word 13: KnollDef: A small hill Sent: It was cold, and he was coughing. A fine cold draught blew over the knoll. D H Lawrence

  15. Word 14:Adamant Def: Stubbornly unyielding to do or change opinion of Sent: "I have done that," says my memory. "I cannot have done that" -- says my pride, and remains adamant. At last -- memory yields.Friedrich Nietzsche

  16. Word 15: IrreconcilableDef: Impossible to reach an agreement or get along Sent: The simple point which I am concerned to make is that where ultimate values are irreconcilable, clear-cut solutions cannot, in principle, be found.  Isaiah Berlin

  17. Word 16: ChasmDef: A deep crack or fissure in the earthSent:The most dangerous thing in the world is to try to leap a chasm in two jumps. David Lloyd George

  18. Word 17: DolefulDef: Full of sorrow Sent:Yet from those flames No light, but rather darkness visible Served only to discover sights of woe,Regions of sorrow, doleful shades where peace And rest can never dwell… John Milton

  19. Word 18: HoneDef: To sharpen, usually a metal edge Sent: The knives of jealousy are honedon details. Ruth Rendell

  20. Word 19: IdyllicDef: An extremely beautiful and peaceful place in nature or a happy carefree situationSent: With a view of Pike's Peak to the left and Cheyenne, Wyoming, to the right, we really did have anidyllicupbringing in a post-card setting.Joan Van Ark

  21. Word 20: InceptionDef: The beginning or startSent: Since its inception, our Nation has stood on the foundations of compassion and justice.  Mike DeWine

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