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Vocabulary Week 10 Gold

Vocabulary Week 10 Gold. Word 1: Emaciated Def: To become extremely thin especially by starvation Sent: Thus , be every device from the stick to the carrot, the emaciated Austrian donkey is made to pull the Nazi barrow up an ever-steepening hill . Winston Churchill.

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Vocabulary Week 10 Gold

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  1. Vocabulary Week 10 Gold

  2. Word 1: EmaciatedDef: To become extremely thin especially by starvation Sent:Thus, be every device from the stick to the carrot, the emaciated Austrian donkey is made to pull the Nazi barrow up an ever-steepening hill.Winston Churchill

  3. Word 2: Pervasive Def: Spreading widely throughout an area Sent: There can be no really pervasive system of oppression, such as that in the United States, without the consent of the oppressed. Rose F. Kennedy

  4. Word 3: Unscathed Def:To come out of something unhurt or damaged Sent:Negative sentiment has basically led to across-the-board declines, very few stocks have escaped unscathed. Stephen Wright

  5. Word 4: Stoic Def:To be indifferent to emotions such as pain or pleasure Sent: The stoical scheme of supplying our wants by lopping off our desires is like cutting off our feet when we want shoes.Jonathan Swift

  6. Word 5: Scuttle Def: To deliberately sink a ship usually because it is old Sent:He was the mildest manner'd man That ever scuttled ship or cut a throat. Lord Byron

  7. Word 6: Thwart Def: To prevent something from happening or someone doing something Sent: We all carry it within us: supreme strength, the fullness of wisdom, unquenchable joy. It is never thwarted, and cannot be destroyed. Huston Smith

  8. Word 7: Quirk / Quirky Def:Slightly strange or unusual often in an interesting waySent:Every pet has a special, quirky little thing they like to do to show a unique part of their personality to their owners. Gregory Popovich

  9. Word 8: Allay Def: Relieve, to calm or make less intense Sent:We've always said that fear is the main problem. And that needs to be allayed. Kris Janowski

  10. Word 9: Peruse Def: To read carefully with great attention to detail Sent:He that shall peruse the political pamphlets of any past reign will wonder why they were so eagerly read, or so loudly praised. Samuel Johnson

  11. Word 10: Innocuous Def: Not likely to offend, harmless Sent: The precautions we take with dangerous chemicals should also be applied to seemingly innocuous items, such as Tylenol, cold remedies and even vitamins.  Dr. David L. Katz

  12. Word 11: Recant Def: To formally take back something you said Sent:I cannot and will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I can do no other, so help me God.Martin Luther

  13. Word 12: WaneDef: To decrease in size or intensity, diminishSent:My unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally. Evelyn Waugh

  14. Word 13: BanefulDef: Causing destruction and ruin, harmful Sent Of all the cankers of human happiness none corrodes with so silent, yet so baneful an influence, as indolence. Thomas Jefferson

  15. Word 14: Cower Def:To cringe or shrink back in fear Sent:Most of our obstacles would melt away if, instead of cowering before them, we should make up our minds to walk boldly through them.  Orison SwettMarden

  16. Word 15: Innate Def: Something you are born with Sent:Every child born, has innate goodness. Chinese Proverb

  17. Word 16: SucculentDef: Juicy and tasty or a plant with juice or sapSent:A large, still book is a piece of quietness, succulent and nourishing in a noisy world… Halbrook Jackson

  18. Word 17: Paramount Def: Supreme in importance or rank Sent: How paramount the future is to the present when one is surrounded by children. Charles Darwin

  19. Word 18: Jarring Def: Strong physical jolt or causing a strong emotional reaction Sent:I am years gone from my family and miles away but they raid by telephone with jarringsuddenness. Jerrod Mundis

  20. Word 19: Irksome Def: Irritating or annoying Sent: All discourses but my own afflict me; they seem harsh, impertinent, and irksome. Ben Johnson

  21. Word 20: Negate Def: To make ineffective or invalid Sent:Once you label me, you negateme. SorenKierkegaard

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