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Vocabulary Week 3 Gold
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Word 1: Lethargic Def: Lacking energy and not wanting to do
things Sent: That was a hurtful loss. We started with zero energy,
very lethargic. Steve Koehler
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Word 2: Pompous Def: Very arrogant person who acts serious and
better than others, haughty Sent: People who do not know how to
laugh are always pompous and self- conceited. William Makepeace
Thackeray
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Word 3: Ornithologist / Ornithology Def: The study of birds
Sent: To a man, ornithologists are tall, slender, and bearded so
that they can stand motionless for hours, imitating kindly trees,
as they watch for birds. Gore Vidal
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Word 4: Augment Def: To make greater by adding to it Sent: The
English language is being augmented every year by about 400 new
words. We cannot cope. We are drowning in the plethora. Anthony
Burgess
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Word 5: Obituary Def: Notice or article that someone has died
Sent: I never wanted to see anybody die, but there are a few
obituary notices I have read with pleasure. Clarence Darrow
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Word 6: Levitate Def: To rise or float in the air Sent: I
meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate
too much. Jeremy Brett
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Word 7: Disintegrate Def: To break apart into small pieces
Sent: Doubt separates people. It is a poison that disintegrates
friendships and breaks up pleasant relations. Buddha
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Word 8: Exasperated Def: Frustrated because things are not
happening the way you want Sent: In the relations of a weak
Government and a rebellious people there comes a time when every
act of the authorities exasperates the masses John Reed
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Word 9: Disoriented Def: Losing your sense of direction, lost
Sent: Its exhilarating to be alive in a time of awakening
consciousness: it can also be confusing, disorienting, and
confusing. Adrienne Rich
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Word 10: Dense Def: Thick and hard to get through, compacted
Sent: The lives of happy people are dense with their own doings --
crowded, active, thick. Larry Mcmurtry
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Word 11: Coalesce Def: To unite into one whole Sent: The hotel
was once where things coalesced, where you could meet both
townspeople and travelers. William Trogdon
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Word 12: Despondent Def: Unhappy and without hope Sent: One
does nothing who tries to console a despondent person with word. A
friend is one who aids with deeds Plautus
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Word 13: Covet / Covetous Def: Strong desire to have what
someone else has Sent: Let death be daily before your eyes, and you
will never entertain any abject thought, nor too eagerly covet
anything. Epictetus
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Word 14: Superficial Def: Worried about only the surface
appearance, lacking depth in analyzing Sent: The ideas that come
out of most brainstorming sessions are usually superficial,
trivial, and not very original. A Harvey Block
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Word 15: Fervent Def: Having or showing great warmth or
intensity of spirit. Sent: Our goals can only be reached through a
vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon
which we must vigorously act. Stephen A. Brennan
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Word 16: Effervescent Def: Lively, sparkly and bubbly Sent:
Sensual pleasures are like soap bubbles, sparkling, effervescent.
The pleasures of intellect are calm, beautiful, sublime John H.
Aughey
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Word 17: Submissive Def: Someone who allows themselves to be
controlled by others Sent: In the world there is nothing more
submissive and weak than water. Yet for attacking that which is
hard and strong nothing can surpass it. Lao Tzu
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Word 18: Profuse Def: Plentiful, abundant Sent: Love never
reasons, but profusely gives. Hannah More
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Word 19: Reconcile Def: To come together on an agreement after
being opposed to each other Sent: Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled
to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.
Confucius
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Word 20: Ethereal Def: 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