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Vocabulary Week 26 Gold

Vocabulary Week 26 Gold. Word 1: Indelible Def : Impossible to remove or forget Sent: Romance fails us and so do friendships, but the relationship of parent and child, less noisy than all the others, remains indelible and indestructible… Theodore Reik.

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Vocabulary Week 26 Gold

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  1. Vocabulary Week 26 Gold

  2. Word 1: Indelible Def: Impossible to remove or forgetSent: Romance fails us and so do friendships, but the relationship of parent and child, less noisy than all the others, remains indelible and indestructible…Theodore Reik

  3. Word 2: ImpeccableDef: Having no flaws; perfectSent: My father is a man of impeccablecharacter who has worked tirelessly for the United Nations for many years.Kojo Annan

  4. Word 3: OblivionDef: When something is completely forgotten or no longer importantSent:Ignorance is not bliss - it is oblivion.Philip Wylie

  5. Word 4:DecorumDef: Behavior that shows respect for a given situationSent: The chair will enforce this rule of decorum with respect to references to the president, and ….in maintaining a level of decorum that properly dignifies the proceedings….Newt Gingrich

  6. Word 5: DefinitiveDef: Certain and unlikely to change or most reliable and completeSent: The Guide is definitive. Reality is frequently inaccurate. DouglasAdams

  7. Word 6: HoodwinkDef: To mislead, cheat or confuse by trickerySent: I don't want the city to be able to hoodwinkpeople and blatantly get money they are not entitled too.Edward Goldman

  8. Word 7: ImminentDef:Likely or certain to happen very soonSent: Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminentdownfall.Frank Lloyd Wright

  9. Word 8: Machiavellian Def: Characterized by unethical, deceit, and cunning rule or politics Sent: The Khartoum regime is secretively going ahead with the recruitment of mercenaries and other elements to put into action its Machiavellianplan. IdrissDeby

  10. Word 9: ImpertinentDef: Exceeding the limits of propriety or good manners, rudenessSent: In some situations, if you say nothing, you are called dull; if you talk, you are thought impertinent or arrogant.William Hazlitt

  11. Word 10: Ire Def:Anger, wrathSent: Overt action like singling out China as a manipulator is only going to raise the ire of those in China who want to give the appearance of being in control. Michael Woolfolk

  12. Word 11: BelaborDef: To explain too much or insist on excessivelySent: He didn't, again, try and belabor the point with intense, intellectual argument.Mark Foley

  13. Word 12: OnerousDef:Something that you dislike because it is very difficult to deal with and burdensomeSent: “Today, the entire nation is confronted with the onerous challenge of ending the war, and to bring about peace.Chandrika Kumaratunga

  14. Word 13: PersnicketyDef: Fussy about small details or having the characteristics of a snob Sent: They are bike enthusiasts themselves and are very persnicketyabout their work. Tom Kuefler

  15. Word 14: EgocentricDef: Thinking only of oneself, self-centeredSent: Higgins is pompous, a braggart, egocentric. He makes a clear statement …that he stands alone, he's independent, he doesn't need anybody.John Olive

  16. Word 15:IndomitableDef: Impossible to subdue or defeatSent: “Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.Mahatma Gandhi

  17. Word 16:RetrospectDef: To review, look back at the past to think about what ifSent: We usually find that it is the simplest things - not the great occasions - that in retrospectgive off the greatest glow of happiness.Bob Hope

  18. Word 17: ProdigyDef: A young person who has exceptional abilities for their ageSent: Everybody hates a prodigy, detests an old head on young shoulders. DesideriusErasmus

  19. Word 18: SurmountDef: To overcome a difficulty or obstacle or be on the top Sent: The greater the difficulty, the more the glory in surmounting it. Epicurus

  20. Word 19:StolidDef: Having or expressing little or no emotion Sent: The vast majority of these characters are portrayed as stolid, stalwart men who face various crises with a great deal of fortitude and courage.Christopher Sharrett

  21. Word 20: DigressDef: To deviate or wander away from the main topicSent: People take the longest possible paths, digress to numerous dead ends, and make all kinds of mistakes. Then historians make …. it appear like a simple, straight line.Dean Kamen

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