Week 1 Flashcards
Week 1 vocab
(adjective): Calm and peaceful.
Go ~~~ly amid the noise and the haste…
Example Sentence: The lake was ~~~, with no waves or ripples.
placid
(noun): A statement of beliefs or principles that guide someone’s actions.
I have set myself the task of writing a personal statement of belief: a ~~~.
Example Sentence: Her ~~~ is to always be honest, no matter what.
credo
(verb): To pretend to have a feeling or condition.
Especially do not ~~~ affection.
Example Sentence: He tried to ~~~ surprise, but everyone knew he already knew the news.
feign
(adjective): Lasting for a long time, or happening over and over again.
[Love] is as ~~~ as the grass.
Example Sentence: Her ~~~ love for gardening has kept her busy every spring.
perennial
(verb): To make a guess about something by using what you already know.
Take any one of those items and ~~~ it into sophisticated adult terms
Example Sentence: If you ~~~ from the data, you can predict the trend for next year.
extrapolate
(adjective): Having a lack of experience or understanding, often in a way that makes someone too trusting.
I set out to get the statement down to one page in simple terms, understanding the ~~~ idealism that implied…
Example Sentence: She was ~~~ to believe that everyone she met had good intentions.
naïve
(adjective): Distrustful or believing that people are only motivated by their own self-interest.
The Credo has grown shorter in recent years—sometimes ~~~, sometimes comical, and sometimes bland…
Example Sentence: He has a ~~~ view of politics and doesn’t trust any politicians.
cynical
placid
(adjective): Calm and peaceful.
Go ~~~ly amid the noise and the haste…
Example Sentence: The lake was ~~~, with no waves or ripples.
credo
(noun): A statement of beliefs or principles that guide someone’s actions.
I have set myself the task of writing a personal statement of belief: a ~~~.
Example Sentence: Her ~~~ is to always be honest, no matter what.
feign
(verb): To pretend to have a feeling or condition.
Especially do not ~~~ affection.
Example Sentence: He tried to ~~~ surprise, but everyone knew he already knew the news.
perennial
(adjective): Lasting for a long time, or happening over and over again.
[Love] is as ~~~ as the grass.
Example Sentence: Her ~~~ love for gardening has kept her busy every spring.
extrapolate
(verb): To make a guess about something by using what you already know.
Take any one of those items and ~~~ it into sophisticated adult terms
Example Sentence: If you ~~~ from the data, you can predict the trend for next year.
naïve
(adjective): Having a lack of experience or understanding, often in a way that makes someone too trusting.
I set out to get the statement down to one page in simple terms, understanding the ~~~ idealism that implied…
Example Sentence: She was ~~~ to believe that everyone she met had good intentions.
cynical
(adjective): Distrustful or believing that people are only motivated by their own self-interest.
The Credo has grown shorter in recent years—sometimes ~~~, sometimes comical, and sometimes bland…
Example Sentence: He has a ~~~ view of politics and doesn’t trust any politicians.
