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TMWunit5voc.11/14/08
Tuesdays With Morrie Unit 5 Vocabulary on 11/14/08
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| calisthenics | gymnastic exercises designed to develop physical health and vigor, usually performed with little or no special apparatus |
| exotic | of foreign origin or character; not native; introduced from abroad , but not fully naturalized or acclimatized |
| inherit | to receive or take by succession hor will, as an heir |
| mantra | a word or formula, as from the Veda, chanted or sung as an inaction or prayer |
| nurture | to feed and protect; support and encourage; to bring up; train; educate |
| patriarch | a person regarded as the father or founder of an order, class, etc |
| raspy | harsh; easily annoyed; irritable |
| stoic | one who is indifferent and free from passion; unaffected, indifferent, restrained |
| tenor | the adult male voice intermediate between the base and the alto or countertenor |
| whimsical | erratic; unpredictable |