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paragonparagon/per’--gän/ n. [<L. paragone, touchstone]1. A model of perfection or excellence

Los Osos’s Los Osos’s basketball team basketball team will someday be a will someday be a paragonparagon of success. of success.

staunchstaunch/stônch/ adj. [< L. stare, to stand]1. Steadfast; loyal 2. Strong, solid 3. seaworthy

StaunchStaunchChris Rock is a Chris Rock is a staunchstaunch supporter of supporter of one’s right to one’s right to masticate in masticate in public.public.

limpidlimpid/lim’-pid/ adj. [< L. limpidis,clear]

1.perfectly clear 2.transparent

limpidlimpidJay and Jay and Silent Bob’s Silent Bob’s motives in motives in life are life are always always limpid.limpid.

loquaciousloquacious/lo-kwa’-shs/ adj. [< L. loqui, speak]

1.very talkative

When Eminem When Eminem testified in testified in

court, he was court, he was anything but anything but loquacious.loquacious.

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diffidentdiffident/dif’--dnt/ adj. [< L. dis, not + fidere, to trust]

1.lacking self confidence

diffidentThe Rock The Rock

is is anything anything

but but diffident diffident

in the in the ring.ring.

chronicchronic/krän’-ik/ adj. [< Gr. chronos, time]

1.lasting a long time or recurring 2.habitual

Unfortunately, Unfortunately, some American some American

troops troops developed a developed a

chronic chronic habit of habit of smoking smoking

marijuana marijuana during the during the

Vietnam War. Vietnam War.

chronic

hubrishubris/hyoo’-bris/ noun. [< Gr. hybris, arrogance]

1. arrogance caused by excessive pride

hubris In the last In the last year, Britney year, Britney Spears has Spears has

shown a shown a great deal of great deal of hubrishubris (aside (aside from showing from showing other things, other things,

as well).as well).

ephemeralephemeral/e-fem’-r-l/ adj. [< Gr. epi, upon + hemera, day]

1.short-lived; transitory

More than More than likely, O-likely, O-Town’s Town’s success success will bewill be

ephemeralephemeral..

ephemeral

heinousheinous/ha-ns / adj. [< Fr. hair, to hate]

1.outrageously evil

Without a Without a doubt, the doubt, the

vast majority vast majority of Americans of Americans

believe Osama believe Osama Bin Laden to Bin Laden to be a heinous be a heinous

person. person.

heinousheinous

harbingerharbinger/här-bin-jr / n. [< OFr.

herbergeor, one sent to arrange lodgings ]

1. One that indicates or foreshadows what is to come; forerunner

harbingerharbinger The Defense The Defense

Department Department exploded the exploded the

MOAB (Massive MOAB (Massive Ordinance Air Ordinance Air

Burst) bomb as a Burst) bomb as a harbingerharbinger of of

things to come if things to come if Iraq does not Iraq does not

disarm.disarm.

unctuousunctuous/ungk’-choo-s / adj. [<

L. unctum, ointment ]1. Marked by affected,

exaggerated, or insincere earnestness

2. Greasy; oily

unctuousunctuousMany Many

Europeans Europeans consider consider President President

Bush’s actions Bush’s actions in Iraq to be in Iraq to be unctuousunctuous..

vacillatevacillate/vas’--lat/ vi [<

L.vacillare, sway]1. To sway to and fro2. To swing indecisively

from one course of action or opinion to another; waver

vacillatevacillate Saddam Saddam

Hussein has Hussein has not not vacillatedvacillated in regard to in regard to President President

Bush’s Bush’s demand to demand to leave Iraq.leave Iraq.

fulminatefulminate/ful’-m-nat/ vi, vt [<

L.fulmen, lightning]1. to issue a severe

denunciation2. to explode

fulminatefulminate The Dixie Chicks The Dixie Chicks

angered many angered many of their fans by of their fans by

fulminating fulminating against against

President Bush President Bush and his desire and his desire to go to war to go to war against Iraq.against Iraq.

vociferatevociferate/vo-sif’--rat’/ vi, vt

[< L.vociferart, vox, voice + ferre, carry]

1. to cry out loudly and vehemently, especially in protest

vociferatevociferate At the At the Academy Academy Awards, when Awards, when Michael Moore Michael Moore vociferatedvociferated his his views about President Bush and views about President Bush and the Iraq war, he was widely the Iraq war, he was widely booed by people in the booed by people in the audience.audience.

exacerbateexacerbate/eks-zas’-r-bat’/ vt

[< L.acerbus, harsh]1. to increase the

severity of; aggravate

exacerbatesexacerbates A windy A windy day only day only exacerbateexacerbatess the the situation. situation.

formidableformidable/for-mi’-d-b’l’/ adj.

[< L.formidare, to dread]

1. causing dread, fear, or awe

2. hard to handle

formidableformidable Even though Kobe Even though Kobe may not be may not be playing much this playing much this year, the Lakers year, the Lakers are still the most are still the most formidableformidable team team in the NBA.in the NBA.

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