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Thursday, February 13, 2014

vocab choices and resources #2

Resources: 
- Karen Armstrong
-http://www.seedsofcompassion.org/why/
-http://www.psychologicalscience.org/index.php/publications/observer/2013/may-june-13/the-compassionate-mind.html
-http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSL_xvokoF8
*dalai lama 


Words: 
idiosyncratic- distinctive/ unique
paracetamol- pain reliever
diffident- shy
recapitulate- to summarize
adulation- excessive admiration
egregious - outstandingly bad
abate- decrease or diminish
torpid- mentally or physically inactive
anathema- a disgrace
chauvinist- exaggerated patriotism
imprecation: a spoken curse
ineluctable:unable to be resisted or avoided
mercurial: person who is subject to sudden or unpredictable changes of mood or mind.
emulate- match or surpass, typically by imitation
disarray- disorganized
opprobrium- harsh criticism
manifold- diverse
abjure- to reject
sui generis- unique
wanderlust- a strong desire to travel

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