Vocab Words and Images [Week 6]
Monday, February 25, 2008
In Tae Kwon Do, after three rounds of non-stop sparring, fighters are usually in a tenuous state because of all the energy that was put into the fight.

To some people this is a large amount shoes, but as for me this amount is paucity because I have a larger Nike Dunk collection.

Record players have become an obsolete object because people are now using IPODs, mp3 players and other music playing systems.

In the Filipino movie 'My Big Love', when Macky met Ninia he was inspired to lose weight with much more tenacity.

Joseph Estrada embezzled money from the government and hid it under the name Jose Velarde. He was overthrown from presidency during the Second People Power.

Definitions:
1. Embezzle (verb) - to take dishonestly (money that has been entrusted to oneself)
2. Emaciate (verb) - to make abnormally lean or thin by a gradual wasting away of flesh
3. Obsolete (adjective) - no longer in general use; fallen into disuse
4. Obviate (verb) - to anticipate and dispose of effectively; render unnecessary
5. Penchant (noun) - a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something
6. Paucity (noun) - smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness
7. Sycophant (noun) - a self-seeking, servile flatterer; fawning parasite
8. Taut (adjective) - tightly drawn; tense; not slack
9. Tenuous (adjective) - having little substance or strenth; shaky
10. Tenacity (noun) - persistent

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