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9/8 - Monday insightful; discerning; perspicacious – very perceptive;
astute; penetrating In Star Wars; The Phantom Menace, Yoda is perspicacious when he
perceives that young Anakin Shywalker has a dark side that could transform
him into the villainous Darth Vader. 9/9 – Tuesday laud; extol; acclaim
– to praise “Everwood” is lauded by many as one of the top television shows. 9/10 – Wednesday brusque; curt –
blunt in manner or speech, often to the point of being rude On the show “The Apprentice”, Donald Trump is curt and even brusque when he
tells each week’s losing apprentice, “YOU’RE FIRED!” 9/11 – Thursday stalwart – a loyal
follower or adherent A stalwart shows great loyalty. The Trojan armies were stalwart supporters
of Prince Hector in Troy. But many female viewers preferred to be stalwart supporters
of the Greek hero Achilles (Brad Pitt)! 9/12 – Friday connoisseur – an
expert; authority In the movie Legally Blonde, Elle is a connoisseur of high
fashion. |
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9/15 – Monday sage – a person who
is known for his/her wisdom; a wise person In Star Wars Yoda is a perspicacious sage who is known
for his wisdom. 9/16 – Tuesday anarchist – a person
who opposes laws and government An anarchist therefore opposes order. Sacco and Vanzetti were two
very famous anarchists who were executed because of their alleged terrorist
acts. 9/17 – Wednesday prodigy – a person
with great talent; a young genius Prince, Doogie Howser MD and U.S. swimming sensation
Michael Phelps are all prodigies. Several of the fifth graders in the School of Rock
were musical prodigies. 9/18 – Thursday itinerant; vagabond
– both are people who wander Do you remember these lyrics from The Lion King? And can you feel the love tonight? It is where we are It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer That we got this far And can you feel the love tonight How it’s laid to rest? It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds Believe the very best 9/19 – Friday automaton – a person
who is devoid of feeling or acts in a mechanical way Many of the Nazis who committed genocide during the
Holocaust behaved like unthinking automatons. |