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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