Vocabulary Week 1 Gold

Vocabulary Week 1 GoldWord 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

2Word 2: Malevolent / Malevolence Def: Wishing to do evil to others Sent: good intentions may do as much harm as malevolence if lacking understanding. Mason Cooley

Word 3: VerboseDef: Using more words than necessarySent: Dont let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. Mark Twain

Word 4: CantankerousDef: Ill-tempered, irritating to deal withSent: Great speech is impassioned, small speech cantankerous. Zhuang Zi

Word 5: InconspicuousDef: Not noticed Sent: He looked about as inconspicuous as a tarantula on a slice of angel food. -Raymond Chandler

Word 6: Plethora Def: 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

Word 7: 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

Word 8: 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

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

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

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

Word 12: Epiphany Def: A sudden realization or great idea Sent: An artists 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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