Vocabulary Week 3 and 4

Vocabulary List Week 3:

1. ineffable- incapable of being expressed or described in words; inexpressible
2. squander- to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully
3. persevere- to persist in anything undertaken; maintain a purpose in spite of difficulty, obstacles, or discouragement; continue steadfastly
4. prudence- caution with regard to practical matters; discretion; regard for one's own interests
5. tyranny- arbitrary or unrestrained exercise of power; despotic abuse of authority; the government or rule of a tyrant or absolute ruler
6. avarice- insatiable greed for riches; inordinate, miserly desire to gain and hoard wealth
7. frugality- economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful; entailing little expense; requiring few resources; meager; scanty
8. aphorism- A tersely phrased statement of a truth or opinion; an adage
9. dolorous- full of, expressing, or causing pain or sorrow; grievous; mournful
10. arduous- requiring great exertion; laborious; difficult; requiring or using much energy and vigor; strenuous

Vocabulary List Week 4:

1. jingoist- Extreme nationalism characterized especially by a belligerent foreign policy; chauvinistic patriotism
2. pious- having or showing a dutiful spirit of reverence for God or an earnest wish to fulfill religious obligations; characterized by a hypocritical concern with virtue or religious devotion; sanctimonious
3. pseudonym- a fictitious name used by an author to conceal his or her identity; pen name
4. temperance- self-control; habitual moderation in the indulgence of a natural appetite or passion, esp. in the use of alcoholic liquors; total abstinence from alcoholic liquors
5. ethics- a system of moral principles
6. humility- the quality or condition of being humble; modest opinion or estimate of one's own importance, rank, etc
7. paradox- a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd but in reality expresses a possible truth
8. almanac- an annual publication containing a calendar for the coming year, the times of such events and phenomena as anniversaries, sunrises and sunsets, phases of the moon, tides, etc., and other statistical information and related topics
9. anecdote- a short account of a particular incident or event of an interesting or amusing nature, often biographical
10. revolution- an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed; a radical and pervasive change in society and the social structure, esp. one made suddenly and often accompanied by violence