Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 10 GoldWord 1: Emaciated Def: To become extremely thin especially by starvation Sent: Thus, be every device from the stick to the carrot, the emaciated Austrian donkey is made to pull the Nazi barrow up an ever-steepening hill. Winston Churchill

Word 2: Pervasive Def: Spreading widely throughout an area Sent: There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed. Rose F. Kennedy

Word 3: Unscathed Def: To come out of something unhurt or damaged Sent: Negative sentiment has basically led to across-the-board declines, very few stocks have escaped unscathed. Stephen Wright

Word 4: Stoic Def: To be indifferent to emotions such as pain or pleasure Sent: The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes. Jonathan Swift

Word 5: Scuttle Def: To deliberately sink a ship usually because it is old Sent: He was the mildest manner'd man That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat. Lord Byron

Word 6: Thwart Def: To prevent something from happening or someone doing something Sent: We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed. Huston Smith

Word 7: Quirk / Quirky Def: Slightly strange or unusual often in an interesting way Sent: Every pet has a special, quirky little thing they like to do to show a unique part of their personality to their owners. Gregory Popovich

Word 8: Allay Def: Relieve, to calm or make less intense Sent: We've always said that fear is the main problem. And that needs to be allayed. Kris Janowski

Word 9: Peruse Def: To read carefully with great attention to detail Sent: He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly praised. Samuel Johnson

Word 10: Innocuous Def: Not likely to offend, harmless Sent: The precautions we take with dangerous chemicals should also be applied to seemingly innocuous items, such as Tylenol, cold remedies and even vitamins. Dr. David L. Katz

Word 11: Recant Def: To formally take back something you said Sent: I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God. Martin Luther

Word 12: WaneDef: To decrease in size or intensity, diminishSent: My unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally. Evelyn Waugh

Word 13: Baneful Def: Causing destruction and ruin, harmful Sent Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful an influence, as indolence. Thomas Jefferson

Word 14: Cower Def: To cringe or shrink back in fear Sent: Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them. Orison Swett Marden

Word 15: Innate Def: Something you are born with Sent: Every child born, has innate goodness. Chinese Proverb

Word 16: SucculentDef: Juicy and tasty or a plant with juice or sapSent: A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world Halbrook Jackson

Word 17: Paramount Def: Supreme in importance or rank Sent: How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children. Charles Darwin

Word 18: Jarring Def: Strong physical jolt or causing a strong emotional reaction Sent:I am years gone from my family and miles away but they raid by telephone with jarring suddenness. Jerrod Mundis

Word 19: Irksome Def: Irritating or annoying Sent: All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome. Ben Johnson

Word 20: Negate Def: To make ineffective or invalid Sent: Once you label me, you negate me. Soren Kierkegaard