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Vocabulary Week 18 Gold

Vocabulary Week 18 Gold. Word 1: Incoherent Def: Not able to be understood, not coherent Sent: They were obviously incoherent , they obviously didn't make sense.  Dan Ferrelli.

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Vocabulary Week 18 Gold

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  1. Vocabulary Week 18 Gold

  2. Word 1: IncoherentDef: Not able to be understood, not coherentSent: They were obviously incoherent, they obviously didn't make sense.  Dan Ferrelli

  3. Word 2: DebacleDef: To fail completely in an embarrassing way Sent: What we had this morning was hope. By this afternoon hype, and now this evening it's a debacle.  Mark Durkan

  4. Word 3: Dormant Def: Temporarily not growing, moving or active Sent: Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents, which in prosperous circumstances would have lain dormant. Horace

  5. Word 4: ImpartialDef: Able to judge fairly Sent: Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces. Horace

  6. Word 5: Nepotism Def: Favoritism shown to relatives in business or politics Sent: This Cabinet smells strongly of nepotism.  Amien Rais

  7. Word 6: Nihilism Def: Rejection of all religious, moral principles, and belief that life is meaningless Sent: Knowledge has stretched itself to the point where neither the world nor our intelligence can find any foot-hold… we are suffering from nihilism.  Albert Camus

  8. Word 7: PreposterousDef Totally unreasonable Sent: Every day each of us wakes up… pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous. Mary Schmich

  9. Word 8: Mingle Def: To mix together or walk around talking freely with others Sent: You should not, like water and oil, repel each other, but should, like milk and water, mingle together. Buddha

  10. Word 9: Allege Def: To accuse or state someone has done something without proof Sent: Newspapermen learn to call a murderer "an alleged murderer" and the King of England "the allegedKing of England" to avoid libel suits.  Stephen Leacock

  11. Word 10: Aesthetic Def: Relating to what is beautiful especially referring to art Sent: Aesthetic value is often the by-product of the artist striving to do something else. Evelyn Waugh

  12. Word 11: BlemishDef: A small mistake or defectSent: In nature there is no blemish but the mind: none can be called deformed but the unkind. William Shakespeare

  13. Word 12: Derogatory Def: Insulting statement that something is bad Sent: I think (redneck) used to be considered a derogatory term, but not anymore. Now it's considered more of a lifestyle than anything.  Craig Morgan

  14. Word 13: GargantuanDef: Huge, large Sent: The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff.  Jonathan Katz

  15. Word 14: NuanceDef: A subtle or slight difference or distinctionSent: For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual …a distinct character and personal soul.  Yves Klein

  16. Word 15: Hectic Def: Extremely busy and frustrating time Sent: I have a hectic schedule, but my mind seeks simplicity - like being in nature, a long bike ride, or sitting on the back porch. Amy Grant

  17. Word 16: Nascent Def: Early stage of development, beginning Sent: My door will always be open to those who genuinely renounce violence and seek peaceful accommodation into our nascent democracy.  Jalal Talabani

  18. Word 17: SublimeDef:An overwhelming sense of awe and emotion, or extremely excellent Sent:He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.  Johann KasparLavater

  19. Word 18: JunctureDef: Specific stage or place in a processSent: I don't think the Japanese government at this juncture is in a position to put forward concrete proposals on this. TaichiSakaiya

  20. Word 19: InsatiableDef:Desire that is impossible to satisfySent:The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Oscar Wilde

  21. Word 20: ParanoiaDef: Mental illness where you worry incorrectly that others want to hurt you Sent:One problem with capitalism is that it can create an envious attitude toward one's peers… It's a kind of functional paranoia. David Denby

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