Vocabulary Week 29 Gold
Word 1: Connotation Def: The meaning of
how a word is used in a sentence, literal
meaning Sent: In the East the wilderness has
no evil connotation; it is thought of as an
expression of the unity and harmony of the
universe. William Orville Douglas
Word 2: Provident Def: Providing and saving
for future needs or events Sent: Women have
no wilderness in them. They are provident
instead content in the tight hot cell of their
hearts. To eat dusty bread. Louise Bogan
Word 3: Discretion Def: Means both the
ability to make wise choices or decisions, and
the freedom to make one's own judgments.
Sent: The better part of valour is
discretion. William Shakespeare
Word 4: Harrowing Def: Extremely disturbing
or distressing Sent: Writing is the most
demanding of callings, more harrowing than
a warrior's, more lonely than a whaling
captain's-…. Melvin Maddocks
Word 5: Implacable
Def: Not capable of being appeased or
pacified Sent: The weakest and most
timorous are the most revengeful and
implacable. Thomas Fuller
Word 6: Bequeath
Def: To give or leave by will after your death
Sent: Posthumous charities are the very
essence of selfishness when bequeathed by
those who, even alive, would part with
nothing. Charles Caleb Colton
Word 7: Farcical Def: Absurd and ludicrous
Sent: The government of India has organized
such farcical elections in the past as well.
These so-called elections have invariably
been rigged … Pervez Musharraf
Word 8: Exacerbate Def: To make worse
Sent: We further urge those in the region to
exercise restraint and avoid actions that
could exacerbate this or any similar
situation. Sean McCormack
Word 9: Garrulous
Def: Talkative and chatty
Sent: Old men are garrulous by
nature. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Word 10: Adulation Def: Excessive devotion
to someone; servile flattery Sent: The
ambitious are forever followed by adulation
for they receive the most pleasure from
flattery. Oliver Goldsmith
Word 11: Affable
Def: Friendly, good-natured, or easy to talk to
Sent: He's such a sweet guy and such a
great guy to be around. He's always been so
affable and pleasant. Malcolm White
Word 12: Virulent Def: Marked by a rapid,
severe, and destructive course, Extremely
infectious, or poisonous Sent: We do not know
yet whether this (bird flu in Turkey) is the same
virulent virus that has caused such
widespread destruction in Asia. M. Kyprianou
Word 13: Paranormal Def: Cannot be
explained by science, mysterious Sent: This
kind of show is popular because almost
everyone has had a paranormal experience
or knows of someone who has. Grant Wilson
Word 14: Ignominious Def: Humiliating,
disgracing, usually because of being
unsuccessful Sent: I don't think that boxing
historians have been able to find a case in
which a great fighter … came to such an
ignominious end. Larry Merchant
Word 15: Platitude Def: A cliché remark or
saying that is uninspiring Sent: Free speech is
intended to protect the controversial … and
not just comforting platitudes too mundane
to need protection. Colin Powell
Word 16: Acrid
Def: Having an irritatingly strong and
unpleasant taste or smell, or angry and bitter
Sent: As I entered, however, my fears were set
at rest, for it was the acrid fumes of strong
coarse tobacco … Arthur Conan Doyle, Sr.
Word 17: Anachronism Def: Something that
belongs to another time period, not from that
era of time Sent: I wouldn't mind seeing
opera die. Ever since I was a boy, I regarded
opera as a ponderous anachronism, almost
the equivalent of smoking. Frank Lloyd Wright
Word 18: Feral Def: Wild or savage, not tame
Sent: This is not feral hog eradication. We will
be using legal means to reduce the
population so we can reduce damage.
Billy Higginbotham
Word 19: Fluctuate
Def: To rise and fall irregularly Sent: I who
have been involved with all styles of painting
can assure you that the only things that
fluctuate are the waves of fashion which
carry the snobs and speculators. Pablo
Picasso
Word 20: Vacillate Def: To keep changing your
mind about something
Sent: Do not vacillate or you will be left in
between doing something, having something
and being nothing. – Ethiopia. African Proverb