Quotes

• The stupid neither forgive nor forget the naive forgive and forget the wise
forgive but do not forget.
• The happiest people seem to be Those who have no particular cause for
being happy Except that they are so. ~William Ralph Inge
• The beginning of knowledge is the discovery of something we do not
understand. ~Frank Herbert
• My father always told me, 'Find a job you love and you'll never have to
work a day in your life.'~Jim fox
• Do what you fear, and the death of fear is certain. -Anthony Robbins
• Those who can laugh without cause have either found the true meaning of
happiness or have gone stark raving mad. ~Norm Papernick
• No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a
scholar. - Donald Foster
• A truly happy person is one who can enjoy the scenery while on a detour.
~Author Unknown
• Always tell the truth. That way, you don't have to remember what you
said. ~Mark Twain
Words of Interest SAT
Convivial-Enjoyable because of its friendliness or fond of the company of
others.
Obtrude-to butt in
Vacuous- Empty
Preferential-giving advantage or priority to a person or group
Perspicuous-clearly expressed and therefore easily understood
Milieu-social environment; means of expression; Ex. feel out of one's milieu;
Ex. His proper milieu is watercolor.
Imprecation-curse; swearword
Alacrity-cheerful promptness without reluctance
altruism- the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others;
Wanderlust-strong longing to travel
Mendacious- habitually dishonest
Precarious-(adj. )perilous
Suborn-persuade to act unlawfully (especially to commit perjury)
Solecism-nonstandard grammatical construction; construction that is
flagrantly incorrect grammatically; violation of social etiquette
Inveigle-deceive; lead astray by deception; wheedle(cajole); Ex. inveigle her
into joining the club; CF. interest dishonestly
Ruth-n. sorrow for another's misery
Superlative-n. that which is of the highest possible excellence or eminence.
Clandestine-secret
Scrupulous-adj. cautious in action for fear of doing wrong
Irate – adj. feeling very great anger
Polemic-attack or defense of an opinion; controversy or refutation; argument
in support of point of view; N. polemics: art of debate or controversy
Somnolent-sleepy; lacking activity; sleep inducing
Contumacious-stubborn and disobedient; resistant to authority
Presentiment-Premonition; foreboding; feeling something will happen;
anticipatory fear.
Paroxysm- fit or attack or pain; laughter; rage; sudden outburst
Imbue- Saturate or soak thoroughly ex. Imbue someone with feelings
Bellicose-warlike
Ambrosial- divinely sweet, fragrant or delicious
Sprightly-vivacious
Spurious-not geniuine
Modish-fashionable
Imperative-obligatory
Acquiescence-passive consent
Ought-to be under moral obligation to be or do
Irk- to affect with pain, vexation, or fatigue
Precedence-priority in place, time, or rank
Forby(scottish)-besides
Flippant -lacking proper seriousness; Ex. flippant remarks about death; N.
flippancy
Puerile-adj. childish.
Pugnacious-adj. quarrelsome.
Puissant-adj. possessing strength.
Punctilious-adj. strictly observant of the rules or forms prescribed by law or
custom.
Discredit-v. to injure the reputation of.
Discrepant-adj. opposite.
Discriminate-v. to draw a distinction.
Disenfranchise-v. to deprive of any right privilege or power
Words I don’t know Catch 22
Brusque-abrupt in manner/ speech
Contrite- feeling sorrow for sins / wrong doing
Skulked- to move about sneakily; hide; lurk
Repudiation- disapprove of something formally/strongly; deny;reject
Denounce- criticize something publicly ;charge somebody with wrongdoing
Debacle-sudden disaster, defeat, or failure.
Suffused- to spread over/through something; imbue
Dejection-sadness / lack of hope
Flaccid- limp, lacking firmness, lacking vitality
Deficient-lacking in something necessary
Infallible- incapable of error
Wanly- pale; indicative of low spirits; lacking brightness
Capitulated- to cease resistance
Dolorously- mental suffering or anguish
Bereft- deprived of somebody/something loved or valued; lacking in
something necessary
Insensate- w/o feeling; cold/ heartless; thoughtless
Futility- pointlessness, pointless action
Embezzling-to steal $/property entrusted to you and others
Indolently-lazy
Cloying-causing disgust or aversion through excess
Diaphanous - transparent; fragile b/c extremely faint or slight.
Necrotic-death of cells in tissue/organ caused by disease / injury
Proliferating-multiply quickly
Anguish- extreme pain or distress