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Vocabulary Week 18 Gold Slide 2 Word 1: Incoherent Def: Not able to be understood, not coherent Sent: They were obviously incoherent, they obviously didn't make sense. Dan Ferrelli Slide 3 Word 2: Debacle Def: 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 Slide 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 Slide 5 Word 4: Impartial Def: Able to judge fairly Sent: Pale death knocks with impartial foot at poor men's hovels and king's palaces. Horace Slide 6 Word 5: Nepotism Def: Favoritism shown to relatives in business or politics Sent: This Cabinet smells strongly of nepotism. Amien Rais Slide 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 Slide 8 Word 7: Preposterous Def 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 Slide 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 Slide 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 alleged King of England" to avoid libel suits. Stephen Leacock Slide 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 Slide 12 Word 11: Blemish Def: A small mistake or defect Sent: In nature there is no blemish but the mind: none can be called deformed but the unkind. William Shakespeare Slide 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 Slide 14 Word 13: Gargantuan Def: Huge, large Sent: The sterile, arid environment created by truly jarring and discordant signage and gargantuan billboards is a turnoff. Jonathan Katz Slide 15 Word 14: Nuance Def: A subtle or slight difference or distinction Sent: For me, each nuance of a color is in some way an individual a distinct character and personal soul. Yves Klein Slide 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 Slide 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 Slide 18 Word 17: Sublime Def: 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 Kaspar Lavater Slide 19 Word 18: Juncture Def: Specific stage or place in a process Sent: I don't think the Japanese government at this juncture is in a position to put forward concrete proposals on this. Taichi Sakaiya Slide 20 Word 19: Insatiable Def: Desire that is impossible to satisfy Sent: The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing. Oscar Wilde Slide 21 Word 20: Paranoia Def: 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