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Vocabulary Week 1 Gold

Vocabulary Week 1 Gold. Word 1: Dappled Def: Contrasting patches of color caused by light shining making shadows Sent: “…and the earth beneath was dappled with the shadows of his fluttering leaves.” J.R.R.Tolkien.

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Vocabulary Week 1 Gold

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  1. Vocabulary Week 1 Gold

  2. Word 1: Dappled Def: Contrasting patches of color caused by light shining making shadows Sent: “…and the earth beneath was dappled with the shadows of his fluttering leaves.” J.R.R.Tolkien

  3. Word2: Malevolent / Malevolence Def: Wishing to do evil to others Sent: … good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if lacking understanding. Mason Cooley

  4. Word3: VerboseDef: Using more words than necessarySent: Don’t let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. Mark Twain

  5. Word4: CantankerousDef: Ill-tempered, irritating to deal withSent: “Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous.” ZhuangZi

  6. Word5: InconspicuousDef: Not noticed Sent: He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. -Raymond Chandler

  7. Word 6: PlethoraDef: A great amount or variety Sent: The plethora of special effects --- some dazzling, some clumsy --- make “Harry Potter” at times resemble a generic Hollywood horror movie. David Ansen

  8. Word7: Ubiquitous Def: Present everywhereSent: Technology has become as ubiquitous as the air we breathe, so we are no longer conscious of its presence. Godfrey Riggio

  9. Word8: AustereDef: Having no comforts or luxuries; harsh, severe Sent: Americans have always been able to handle austerity and even adversity. Prosperity is what is doing us in. James Reston

  10. Word 9: Daunting Def: Overwhelming or something that it is difficult to achieveSent: Strange about parents. We have such easy access to them and such daunting problems of communication. James Merrill

  11. Word 10: BenevolentDef: Generous, Willing to help othersSent: And thanks to a benevolent arrangement of things, the greater part of life is sunshine. Thomas jefferson

  12. Word 11: ImpedeDef: To make more difficultSent: The pursuit of perfection often impedes improvement. George Wills

  13. Word 12:Epiphany Def: A sudden realization or great idea Sent: An artist’s duty is rather to stay open-minded and in a state where he can receive information and inspiration. You always have to be ready for that little artistic Epiphany. Nick Cave

  14. Word 13: Prolific Def: Producing in large numbersSent: Periods of tranquility are seldom prolific of creative achievement. Mankind has to be stirred up.

  15. Word 14: QuandaryDef: State of uncertainty where it is hard to decide Sent: “We are a people in a quandary about the present. We are a people in search of our future.” Barbara Jordan

  16. Word 15: ZanyDef: Strange in a funny waySent: …then I did this zany thing, and all of a sudden I had tons of friends. Jim Carrey

  17. Word 16:Lethargic Def: Lacking energy and not wanting to do thingsSent: That was a hurtful loss. We started with zero energy, very lethargic. Steve Koehler

  18. Word 17: DisintegrateDef: To break apart into small piecesSent: Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. Buddha

  19. Word 18: CoalesceDef: To unite and join into one wholeSent: The hotel was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both townspeople and travelers. William Trogdon

  20. Word 19:DespondentDef: Unhappy and without hopeSent: One does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A friend is one who aids with deeds… Plautus

  21. Word 20: EtherealDef: Heavenly or qualities not of this world Sent: His one-of-a-kind voice and ethereal songs set him apart from all of his contemporaries… Howard Kramer

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