Vocabulary Week 1

Vocabulary Week 4 GoldWord 1: Gregarious Def: Someone who enjoys being with others, very social Sent: Man is a gregarious animal, and much more so in his mind than in his body. He may like to go alone for a walk, but he hates to stand alone in his opinions. George Santayana

Word 2: PetrifiedDef: To become frozen with fear or for a plant to gradually become stoneSent: I was very, very shy as a younger girl, just petrified of people. Chris Evert

Word 3: Abdicate Def: For a king or queen to give up the throne, to give up powerSent: A king, realizing his incompetence, can either delegate or abdicate his duties. A father can do neither. Marlene Dietrich

Word 4: Doldrums Def: 1) Time when there is a lack of success or improvement 2) Ocean current in Atlantic Sent: Manchester City have been in the doldrums for a while, they came up and went straight back down again. Alan Hansen

Word 5: GlowerDef: To stare intensely at in an angry waySent: We sat and glowered at each other for 40 years, then we tiptoed around each other for 10. George Robertson about Russia

Word 6: SordidDef: Morally wrong and vileSent: The timid man calls himself cautious, the sordid man thrifty.

Word 7: Domineer / DomineeringDef: To control others Sent: You who have a domineering spirit, you who consider yourself a god as soon as success swells your breast, think how little could have destroyed you! Pleny the Elder

Word 8: HaughtyDef: Arrogant and overly proudSent: The attitude of insolent haughtiness is characteristic of relationships Americans form with what is alien to them, with others. Jose Saramago

Word 9: Obsolete Def: No longer used because it has bee replaced by something more efficient Sent: In particular fast-moving technologies skills will become obsolete every five years or so. Owen Davies

Word 10: NarcissisticDef: Extreme Love of oneself preventing caring about others Sent: We find ourselves at the mercy of our narcissistic, wounded false self with its insatiable craving for validation and anesthesia. -David F. Allen,

Word 11: AdmonishDef: To express warning or disapprovalSent: Admonish your friends privately, but praise them openly. -Publilius Syrus

Word 12: DiffidentDef: Lack of self-confidence Sent: Flowers have an expression of countenance as much as men or animals. Some seem to smile; some have a sad expression; some are pensive and diffident. Henry Ward Beecher

Word 13: BefuddledDef: Confused, PerplexedSent: One of the problems with computers, particularly for the older people, is they were befuddled by them Steve Case

Word 14: CompliantDef: To willing to do what others want Sent: The rising power of the United States in world affairs requires, not a more compliant press, but a relentless barrage of facts and criticism.

Word 15: TentativeDef: Not certain, likely to change, especially meeting times or dates Sent: Tentative efforts lead to tentative outcomes. Therefore, give yourself fully to your endeavors. Epicetus

Word 16: ServileDef: Slave-like, submissiveSent: The intellectual tradition is one of servility to power, and if I didnt betray it Id be ashamed of myself. Noam Chomsky

Word 17: SquanderDef: To use wastefully like time or money Sent: All human beings are born with the same creative potential. Most people squander theirs away on a million superfluous things. Pablo Picasso

Word 18: CajoleDef: To try to persuade someone to do something by pleading, flattery and being niceSent: I beg. I badger. I cajole. Part of my secret is everyone has fun and thats really motivating. Katie Couric

Word 19: FleetingDef: Passing swiftlySent: Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult. Hippocrates

Word 20: CrypticDef: Having a mysterious and hidden meaningSent: We didn't want to add to the negative noise pollution, but we did want to do something. It's just not the time to be cryptic. Eddie Vedder