Vocab. 11/17
ascribe
definition: Attribute something to (a cause):
sentence: "he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach".
engender
definition: Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
sentence: Continued interference by the West in the affairs of Iran, could engender another war.
homily
definition: a sermon.
sentence: my pastor gives a homily every Sunday.
idiosyncrasy
definition: A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual sentence: one of his idiosyncrasies was always to be first".
introvert
definition: A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person
sentence: The normally loud girl acted like an introvert during class discussions
elegy
definition: a poem or serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
sentence: the elegy was a very sentimental one
hackneyed
definition: Lacking significance through having been overused
sentence: Cool Beans has gotten so hackneyed
humdrum
definition: lacking excitement or variety
sentence: she is so humdrum, she is dull and plain.
inconsequential
definition: not important or significant.
sentence: His work seems trivial and inconsequential
paragon
definition: A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
sentence: He is a paragon of virtue
definition: Attribute something to (a cause):
sentence: "he ascribed Jane's short temper to her upset stomach".
engender
definition: Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).
sentence: Continued interference by the West in the affairs of Iran, could engender another war.
homily
definition: a sermon.
sentence: my pastor gives a homily every Sunday.
idiosyncrasy
definition: A mode of behavior or way of thought peculiar to an individual sentence: one of his idiosyncrasies was always to be first".
introvert
definition: A shy, reticent, and typically self-centered person
sentence: The normally loud girl acted like an introvert during class discussions
elegy
definition: a poem or serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead.
sentence: the elegy was a very sentimental one
hackneyed
definition: Lacking significance through having been overused
sentence: Cool Beans has gotten so hackneyed
humdrum
definition: lacking excitement or variety
sentence: she is so humdrum, she is dull and plain.
inconsequential
definition: not important or significant.
sentence: His work seems trivial and inconsequential
paragon
definition: A person or thing regarded as a perfect example of a particular quality
sentence: He is a paragon of virtue