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JV419 (Scanty and Nefarious)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Fri, May 16, 2008


SCANTY = (adjective) 1. smaller than what is desired; 2. barely enough

Examples:
- Namibia expects another drought this year because of scanty rainfall.
- Lisa quit her job because of her of scanty wage. 
- That club downtown is well know for its' scantily-clad dancers. 

Synonyms: deficient, insufficient, meager, skimpy, sparse, stingy

Antonyms: excessive, sufficient, ample

NEFARIOUS = (adjective) very wicked or evil

Examples:

- The CEO offered his employees nefarious schemes.
 - That single nefarious act made Frank's dad infamous as a crook.
- The Godfather was convicted for committing murder and many other nefarious acts.

Synonyms: evil, wicked, bad, villainous, heinous, treacherous, base, depraved

Antonyms: good, kind, moral




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JV418 (Vicarious and Perfidy)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, May 13, 2008


VICARIOUS = (adjective) experienced as a result of watching, listening to or reading about the activities of other people, rather than by doing the activities yourself

Examples:
- I felt vicarious pain when Lisa told me about how she had accidentally cut herself. 
- I felt vicarious excitement to hear that Frank was going for a surf
- Most football fans experience the vicarious thrill of victory every time their team wins.

Synonyms: indirect, pretended, secondary, delegated, substituted, surrogate, sympathetic

Antonyms: first-hand, direct

PERFIDY = 1. a betrayal of trust and faith; 2. an act of treachery

Examples:
- Marc is remembered for his perfidy more than for anything else.
- Marc's perfidious actions shocked his students
- Frank is a loyal and patriotic man who would never commit perfidy.

Synonyms: deception, dishonesty, disloyalty, betrayal, treachery, trickery

Antonyms: loyalty, faithfulness, honesty


 



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JV417 (Tirade and Whet

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Sun, May 11, 2008


TIRADE = a long, angry speech, usually denouncing something

Examples:
- Marc's tirades can sometimes make me sick to my stomach.
- Marc's tirade seemed excessive, given that the situation was not all that serious.
- Marc launched into a tirade about the importance of studying with SAT Flashcards.

Synonyms: rant, harangue, diatribe, fulmination

WHET = 1. to simulate an interest in something or intensify a feeling; 2. to sharpen something, like a knife

Examples:

- Lisa decided to whet my appetite by having starters before dinner.
- Marc will have to whet the knife before using it.
- The small bite of that brownie, whet my appetite for dessert.

Synonyms: arouse, excite, entice, stimulate, spur, awaken, sharpen, hone, grind

Antonyms: bore, dull, blunt



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JV416 (Frivolous and Fiasco)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, May 6, 2008


FRIVOLOUS = (adjective) 1. not serious in content, attitude, or behavior;  not having any serious purpose or value 2. lacking in intellectual substance and not worth serious consideration; 3. silly and trivial

Examples:

The judge dismissed the case as frivolous.

My dad said to watch my spending and avoid frivolous purchases.

The frivolity with which Marc approached the situation showed that he wasn't very serious.

Synonyms: silly, trivial, paltry, petty, senseless

Antonyms: important, relevant, pertinent


FIASCO = (noun) a thing that is a complete failure, esp. in a ludicrous or humiliating way

Synonyms: failure, disaster, embarrassment, blunder, breakdown, debacle, flop

Antonyms: success, accomplishment

Examples:
The rain turned the celebration into a fiasco.

 A drunk debater turned the debate into a fiasco.  

I got sick and my wife got robbed; I would say the holiday was a fiasco.



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JV415 (Saturnine and Ingenious)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Mon, May 5, 2008



SATURNINE = (adjective) gloomy, bitter, and overly serious

Examples:

- The college students were in a saturnine mood after they got caught drinking alcohol.
- Marc was in a seriously bad mood which was made clear by his saturnine behavior.
- Marc to be happy and easy-going, but he has turned saturnine over the years.

Synonyms: irritable, crabby, surly, sullen, grouchy, harsh, gruff

Antonyms: happy, pleasant, sweet

INGENIOUS = (adjective) 1. clever and imaginative; 2 skillful and adept

Examples:

- Faced with a credit crisis, the President up with an ingenious proposal.
- The book was ingenious, with a clever, intricate plot and a surprise ending I never saw coming.
- Carl Sagan is an ingenious artist and scientist.

Synonyms: brilliant, talented, bright, gifted, clever, imaginative, skilled,

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JV414 (Nebulous and Patent)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Thu, May 1, 2008


NEBULOUS = (adjective) not clear, distinct, or definite

Examples:

Marc's goals for the future were nebulous.
The CEO said that the current plan is nebulous and doesnât specifically address our weaknesses.
The doctor delivered only a nebulous document that failed to provide any definitive recommendations.

Synonyms: indistinct, vague, unclear, ambiguous, unfixed, confused

Antonyms: distinct, defined, specific

PATENT = (adjective) easily perceived, very obvious.
 
The earth is not orbiting around the moon; that's a patent lie!
Spitting in the police officer's face was a patent disregard for the law.
It could not be more patently obvious that he is in love with her.

Synonyms: obvious, clear, evident, apparent

Antonyms: obscure, ambiguous, unclear, incomprehensible

 



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JV413 (Wry and Verdant)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, Apr 29, 2008


WRY = (adjective) 1. combining amusement and irony for dry humor--sardonic; 2. temporarily contorted or bent to one side.

Examples:
- Marc's wry smile led me to believe Lisa was being sarcastic.
- Some people were offended by his wry humor.
- Mr. Colbert wry commentary on the state of world affairs made him very popular.

Synonyms: sarcastic, sardonic, cynical, crooked, ironic, mocking

Antonyms: serious, solemn, sober, straight

VERDANT = (adjective) 1. covered with green vegetation; 2. green in color

Examples:
- My favorite part of our trip to South Africa was observing the beautiful wildlife of its verdant Kruger Wildpark.
- Her verdant wine lands of Stellenbosch were nearly destroyed by last year's drought.
- The cows and sheep grazed in the verdant countryside.

Synonyms: green, blooming, fresh, grassy, flourishing, lush, leafy

Antonyms: barren, brown

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JV412 (Malleable and Threadbare)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Mon, Apr 28, 2008



MALLEABLE = easily influenced, trained, or controlled.
Example:
- Dad wanted me to be a malleable boy who would take his advice.
- Lead is a substance that is malleable is easily bent and shaped.
- The Netherlands saw its colonies as a source of raw material and a malleable workforce.

Synonyms: suggestible, susceptible, impressionable, pliable

THREADBARE = (of material) looking worn and thin from much use.
A threadbare excuse, argument or idea lacks strength and no longer impresses people because it is old or has been used too much: Example:
- Lisa's clothes were faded and threadbare.
- The movie was a tissue of threadbare clichÃs.

Synonyms:
worn, well-worn, old, thin, worn out, holey, moth-eaten,

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JV411 (Mischievous and Deplete)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Thu, Apr 24, 2008



MISCHIEVOUS = tending to or exhibiting reckless playfulness. (of a person, animal, or their behavior) causing or showing a fondness for causing trouble in a playful way .
(Of an action or thing) causing or intended to cause harm or trouble.

Synonyms: naughty, misbehaving, troublesome, playful, teasing, wicked

Antonym: well-behaved.

- My little sister had been so mischievous that Mom had to pay the babysitter extra.
- Later my sister got punished for her mischievous tricks on the neighbors.
- The opposition spreads mischievous gossip that ruined the president's good reputation.

DEPLETE = (verb) To use up the supply of; exhaust the abundance of. To diminish in number or quantity.

Synonyms: exhaust, use up, consume, expend, drain,

Antonym: augment.

- Our food supplies are depleting fast.
- In todays busy world it's difficult to avoid getting depleted and depressed.
- The miners depleted the vein of gold after months of working.

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JV410 (Lugubrious and Daunt)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Wed, Apr 23, 2008



LUGUBRIOUS = (adjective) very sad and depressed--mournful. looking or sounding sad and dismal.

Synonyms: sad, gloomy, mournful, melancholy, dismal, morose, dreary, funereal, somber

Antonyms: happy, lighthearted, joyous

- Marc was in a lugubrious state for weeks, after being dismissed from the university.
- I tried to lighten Marc's lugubrious mood with some cheery music.
- But his lugubrious heart felt like it would never feel joy again after his dismissal.

DAUNT = (verb) to frighten or intimidate

Synonyms: frighten, dismay, frustrate, discourage, subdue

Antonyms: hearten, arouse, encourage

- Lisa was not at all daunted by the size of the project.
- Eddy Murphy was undaunted by the lack of laughter and continued his stand-up routine with a smile on his face.
- The raging inferno didn't daunt the firefighters for a moment

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JV409 (Encumber and Incipient)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, Apr 22, 2008



ENCUMBER = (verb) 1. to burden or weigh down; 2. to impede, hamper, or hold back. restrict or burden (someone or something) in such a way that free action or movement is difficult.

Synonyms: burden, impede, hamper, hinder

Antonyms: help, speed, lighten

When you're climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro, the fewer encumbrances the better.
To encumber Frank with this additional problem may be the straw that breaks the camel's back.
The monk's movements were encumbered by her heavy skirts

INCIPIENT = (adjective) in an initial stage; beginning to happen or develop. In the beginning of development or formation.

Synonyms: developing, growing, emerging, nascent, initial, beginning, inchoate,

Antonyms: developed, finished, full-blown

- The system detects incipient problems early
Marc's ideas were still incipient and vague; he needed to work them out in more detail.
Democracy is incipient in this African country; give it some time to take hold.

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JV408 (Rampart and Tawdry)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Mon, Apr 21, 2008



RAMPART = a defensive fortification, specifically, a mound of earth topped by a wall

Synonyms: fortification, barrier, embankment, wall

Antonyms: opening, passage

The rampart surrounding the fort did not prevent the fort in the battle.
I got lost after wandering around the castle's old ramparts and towers.

TAWDRY = 1. gaudy and cheap in quality; 2. mean-spirited and lacking in human decency.

Synonyms: cheap, flashy, shameful, gaudy, glitzy,

Antonyms: reserved, precious, valuable

Examples:
Lisa's tawdry outfit was in bad taste for the occasion.
Joanne had a tawdry affair with her employer.
Lisa had tawdry rings she wore on her fingers

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JV407 (Flappable and Verbose)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Wed, Apr 16, 2008


= UNFLAPPABLE =

DEFINITION:
(adjective) composed and able to remain calm when facing difficult situations. Having or showing calmness in a crisis.

SYNONYMS:
composed, calm, cool, collected, unflustered

ANTONYMS:
flustered, nervous, anxious, disturbed,

EXAMPLES:
1. I voted for him because I think he is an unflappable leader who will stay calm in this frenetic, high-pressure environment.
2. The witness remained unflappable during the FBI interrogation and he calmly answered the officer's barrage of questions.
3. Richard Dawkings is a great debater, because he is unflappable and he always takes his time to calmly answer the question.

= VERBOSE =

DEFINITION:
(adjective) using or expressed in more words than are needed

SYNONYMS:
wordy, loquacious, garrulous,

ANTONYMS:
succinct, laconic.

EXAMPLES:
1. Many first year students think that much academic language is obscure and verbose.
2. Try not to be so verbose when you're being interviewed.
3. The CEO had to plow through a verbose letter of complaint.


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JV406 (Flout and Platonic)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, Apr 15, 2008



FLOUT = (verb) to show contempt or disregard for a law or convention by openly disobeying or defying it. Openly disregard (a rule, law or convention)

Synonyms: spurn, mock, deride, gibe,
Antonyms: obey, follow

The new intern flouted the company dress code by wearing torn jeans.
The brave opposition leader plans to flout the dictator's censorship laws.

PLATONIC = (adjective) 1. free from physical desire (as in love); 2. referring to Plato and his philosophies.

Synonyms: non-physical, intellectual, spiritual, non-lustful
Antonyms: amorous, sensual
Although Frank and Lisa spent a lot of time together, their relationship was only platonic.
Although it was strictly platonic, many other teachers couldn't accept Marc's close relationship with one of his female students.

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JV405 (Embezzle and Coalesce)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Mon, Apr 14, 2008


EMBEZZLE = (verb) to use or take entrusted money for personal gain. steal or misappropriate (money placed in one's trust or belonging to the organization for which one works).

His plan to embezzle money from the bank was unsuccessful.
Underestimation of the CEO led to the quiet employee's successful large-scale embezzlement of funds.

coalesce verb Definition: 1. to unite, fuse, or grow together; come together and form one mass or whole. 2. to form a group from different elements.

Synonyms: unite, fuse, consolidate.
Antonyms: divide, split, separate

At the end of each season, the best players from each NBA team coalesce to form the NBA All-Stars.
We need to coalesce our resources in order to provide a truly global solution on global warming.


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JV404 (Ingenuous and Immure)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Fri, Apr 11, 2008



INGENUOUS = (adjective) 1. to be innocent and trusting, sometimes to the point of being foolish; 2. openly candid and sincere

It was very ingenuous of Marc to give out his personal information over the internet.
My daughter's ingenuous comment about religion made the priest laugh.
IMMURE = (verb) To enclose or confine (someone) against their will. To close or shut in by or as if by barriers. To put in or as if in prison - The adventurer was immured by the frozen wastelands that surround them.
- Rapunzel was immured in her tower by her evil stepmother
- Lisa's brother was immured in a lunatic asylum.

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JV403 (Prudish and Malcontent)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Thu, Apr 10, 2008



PRUDISH = (adjective) overly concerned with being modest or proper. PRUDE = (noun) a person who is or claims to be easily shocked by matters relating to sex or nudity.

- I don't think Lisa would enjoy Amsterdam's Red Light district; she's far too prudish.
On the other hand Lisa was prudish in high school, perhaps she changed over the years.


MALCONTENT = (noun) an unhappy and discontented individual, especially one who feels oppressed or is in open rebellion against his or her government; (adjective) dissatisfied or unhappy with something.

- The streets in every town in Zimbabwe are filled with malcontents carrying protest signs.
- Cathy was malcontent at her current job and was looking to find something better.

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JV402 (Recant and Quixotic)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, Apr 8, 2008



RECANT = 1. to renounce a, usually controversial, belief; 2. to take back a statement made earlier.


When Martin Luther espoused views that opposed the traditional beliefs of the Catholic Church, religious leaders asked him to recant.
Marc had to recant his statement when he found that many of the sources had been falsified.
The newspaper was forced to recant Marc's a published article.

QUIXOTIC = 1. extremely chivalrous; 2. motivated by idealism that is imaginative but not really practical; 3. having an idealistic or romanticized view of life.

Marc had a quixotic idea, but it was not completely far-fetched.
Frank was a quixotic man who always opened the door for women.
John's quixotic plan of the perfect way to propose to Elisabeth proved to be too difficult to execute.

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JV401 (Caricature and Jaded)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Tue, Apr 8, 2008



CARICATURE = (verb and noun) 1. an extreme description or exaggeration of someone or something done for comic effect; 2. creation of such comic representations

A caricature can be created in drawing, writing, or even speech.

Marc's brother creates caricatures of popular political figures for the SAT and TOEFL magazine.

I am not caricaturing your brother!

There are many cartoonists who draw caricatures of tourists along the banks of the Seine in Paris.

JADED = (adjective)(1. dulled through repetition or excess; 2. no longer interested in something, often because of having been overexposed to it; 3. exhausted from overwork or overexposure; 4. hardened, insensitive, or dispassionate due to unpleasant experience.

- Looking for something to refresh his zest for life, the jaded CEO decided to sail around the world.

- The CEO's pessimistic speech left the employees jaded and depressed.

- Marc has been through so much hardship in his life that his views of religion are quite jaded.



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JV400 (Dogma and Concord)

Author: Just Vocabulary
Sat, Apr 5, 2008



DOGMA = (noun) 1. a religious doctrine; 2. a code of beliefs. A fixed, especially religious, belief or set of beliefs that people are expected to accept without any doubts

His political dogma paralleled that of the democratic party.
This company has always operated under the dogma that employees must be respected and compensated fairly.

CONCORD = (noun) 1. harmony and agreement occurring in attitudes and feelings between persons or things; 2. a treaty establishing mutual agreement and friendly relations between countries; (v.) 1. to be in agreement; 2. to go together
I can definitely concord on your point, but you should hear my ideas as well.
Sue and Sally work well in concord.

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JV399 (Harbinger and Instigate)

Author: Just Vocabulary
Thu, Apr 3, 2008



HARBINGER = (noun) a sign or indication of future events; (v) to foreshadow or announce something coming in the future.

- The turning of the leaves is a harbinger of winter.
- Their arguments were harbingers of more serious trouble in their marriage

INSTIGATE = (verb) to provoke, incite, or start something. to cause an event or situation to happen by making a set of actions or a formal process begin.

- The government will instigate new measures to combat terrorism.
- The revolt in the north is believed to have been instigated by a high-ranking general.

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JV VIDEO #2 Idioms and Proverbs

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Tue, Apr 1, 2008





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JV398 (Panache and Mollify)

Author: Just Vocabulary
Sun, Mar 30, 2008


PANACHE = A dashing sense of style and self-confidence.

- Bill Clinton presents with a panache that immediately captures his audience's attention.
- Paris Hilton always throws parties that demonstrate her panache for entertaining.

MOLLIFY = 1. to calm or soothe somebody who is angry or upset; 2. to make something less intense or severe; 3. to make something less hard, rigid, or stiff.

- Marc is really upset; we need to think of how we can mollify his concerns.
- Marc practiced yoga after work to mollify his stress.

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JV397 (Abstemious and Rancor)

Author: The useful vocabulary show!
Fri, Mar 28, 2008



ABSTEMIOUS = marked by moderation and temperance in indulgence (especially with food and drink)

- My mother was an abstemious woman who disapproved of self-indulgence.
- In many abstemious cultures, people abstain from drinking any kind of alcohol.

RANCOR = strong, bitter feelings of resentment.

- Surprisingly, there was no rancor between the prosecution and defense attorneys once the trial ended.
- Lisa's rancor for her opponent was deep-seated and was fed by feelings of hostility.

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JV396 (Tangent and Rotund)

Author: Just Vocabulary
Tue, Mar 25, 2008



TANGENT = (PHRASE) Go of a tangent means: a subject or activity that is different than the one you are talking about or doing. to suddenly start talking or thinking about a completely new subject.
Other meanings are: 1. A straight line that touches but does not intersect a curve. 2. Ratio of the opposite to the adjacent side.

- It's hard to get a firm decision out of him - he's always going off at a tangent.
- We were talking about exercise and got off on a tangent.

ROTUND = 1. fat or round in shape; 2. full and rich sounding

- The rotund man was asked to play Santa Claus at the holiday party each year.
- Pavarotti usually has a rotund singing voice, but his last concert was a little flat.

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JV395 (Gloat and Rhetoric)

Author: Your 2 Words A Day Podcast!
Sun, Mar 23, 2008



GLOAT = to be smug or self-satisfied or to gain satisfaction from success, good fortune, or the failings of others

Please don't gloat over your victory; it's very unbecoming.
Every time Marc wins an argument, he gloats for hours.

RHETORIC = 1. speech or writing used to influence or persuade; 2. complex or elaborate language that sounds pretentious; 3. empty and pointless talk

- The Ministers' big plans are just rhetoric, if not followed by implementation.
- The presentation of the party was typical political rhetoric: a lot of proposed programs, without any accountability.
- Do you really want an answer, or was that a rhetorical question?


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JV VIDEO Demo iPod Flashcards

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Wed, Mar 19, 2008




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JV394 (Revile and Cavalier)

Author: Your 2 Words A Day Podcast!
Tue, Mar 18, 2008




REVILE= 1. to attack somebody verbally; 2. to use abusive language.

- The judge was reviled in the newspapers for his opinions on rape.
- Works of art are often reviled when they are first produced.
- Jack's mistake wasn't so awful that you should revile him publicly.

CAVALIER= showing careless disregard and disrespect for something or somebody.

- a cavalier attitude toward public health concerns
- Mark's cavalier attitude has made him very unpopular around the office.
- The executive teamâs cavalier approach to spending, quickly dried up the companyâs cash reserve.


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JV393 (Sordid and Sage)

Author: Your 2 Words A Day Podcast!
Sun, Mar 16, 2008



SAGE = having wisdom which usually comes from age or experience. Wise, especially as a result of great experience:

- Joanne was unusually sage for her youth.
- I was thankful for Lisa's sage advice and glad that I had followed it.

SORDID = 1. dirty or rundown; 2. immoral or unethical/

Sordid means dirty and unpleasant.
- There are lots of really sordid apartments in the city's poorer areas.

But Sordid can also mean immoral and shocking
He told me he'd had an affair but he spared me the sordid details.

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JV392 (Exalt and Coax)

Author: Your 2 Words A Day Podcast!
Tue, Mar 11, 2008



EXALT = (verb) (formal) to raise someone to a higher rank or more powerful position. to praise (someone) a lot, or to raise (someone) to a higher rank or more powerful position.
To enhance the status of somebody.

1. Popular support and media hype have exalted Super Bowl Sunday to the level of a national holiday.
2. He felt an exalted sense of power now that he was in line to run the company.

COAX = (verb) to influence, persuade, and manipulate by flattery and gentle, persistent effort.

1. Trying to coax Dad into taking us on a ski trip, we mentioned what a great skier he is.
2. He has some information I want, so I'm going to try to coax it out of him over a drink.
3. A mother was coaxing her reluctant child into the water.

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JV Weekly Recap 387-391

Author: Your 2 Words A Day Podcast!
Tue, Mar 11, 2008


Another week has gone by and we have introduced 10 new English words in our daily podcasts. Now it's time to revisit them. You can now also subscribe to the "Just Vocabulary 2 words a day" E-mail. Subscribe now if you want to receive the shownotes (word definition and example sentences) and a link to the mp3 file automatically by email.

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