Category Archives: Vocabularies

Vocab from SPG: taciturn

Posted on February 26, 2018 by timlyg

Kathy's Word of the Week (1/29/2018): taciturn ADJECTIVE (of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. ‘after such gatherings she would be taciturn and morose’

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Vocab from SPG: Rapacious

Posted on February 26, 2018 by timlyg

Kathy's Word of the Week (1/22/2018): rapacious ADJECTIVE Aggressively greedy or grasping. ‘rapacious landlords’

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Vocab from SPG: Recalcitrant

Posted on February 26, 2018 by timlyg

Kathy's Word of the Week (1/16/2018): recalcitrant ADJECTIVE Having an obstinately uncooperative attitude towards authority or discipline. ‘a class of recalcitrant fifteen-year-olds’ NOUN A person with an obstinately uncooperative attitude. ‘a stiff-necked recalcitrant and troublemaker’

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Vocab from SPG: pernicious

Posted on February 26, 2018 by timlyg

I think it's kind of cool that SPG does this, especially when I realized that these big words are actually very useful. Kathy’s Word of the Week (2/26/2018): Weekly Brain Food brought to you by our VP of HR pernicious … Continue reading →

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Vocab: Intransigent

Posted on May 6, 2017 by timlyg

Impervious to pleas/reasons.

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Vocab: Barber Chair (In Logging)

Posted on April 20, 2017 by timlyg

When tree falls, after cutting, trunk splits into many parts and risk hitting the lumberjack.

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圣经的总原则

Posted on January 2, 2017 by timlyg

The whole substance of Scripture. ~ R.C. Sproul quoted Martin Luther (In Sproul's video lecture on Job).

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Free Will Definition

Posted on November 6, 2016 by timlyg

This is from the Ligonier lesson on Understanding Free Will by R.C. Sproul (Lesson 5: Sovereign Grace). From Augustinians: The ability to do what we want. Jonathan Edwards on free will definition: Free will is that which our minds choose … Continue reading →

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Vocab: Sycophant

Posted on October 13, 2016 by timlyg

WordWeb: A person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage. Synonyms: Crawler, lackey, toady  

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Vocabulary: Chummy

Posted on October 9, 2016 by timlyg

Buddy-buddy

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