Vocabulary Week 6

This poor deer looks very starved and emaciated. It's so sad to think that this animal cannot eat enough to even cover its ribs!
The emaciated child collapsed on the ground from exhaustion and stared up at me with blank eyes.

Sometimes my mom tells me about how she used to use a type writer in college, but now because of new technology (computers), type writers have become obsolete.
When Cameron stepped out of the time machine in 2,246, her first thought was that she wanted some food. However, when she stopped at what looked like a restaurant, she realized that her dollar bills were obsolete.

Looking at this picture almost makes you feel the tension of the string, because it is so taut, it is about to break!
He pulled the string until it was taut, then tied it to the knob on the door.

This bridge looks so fragile and tenuous. It makes me wonder if both of those riders made it across without falling in.

The dea was tenuous, and none of us were sure that it would work.

The baby in this painting is showing great tenacity, especially since the fence looks like it's falling down!

The dog's tenacity finally won him the bone and the cave.

1. Embezzle-v.-- to take (money, for example) for one's own use in violation of a trust.
2. Emaciate-v.-- to make or become extremely thin, esp. as a result of starvation.
3. Obsolete-adj.-- no longer in general use; fall into disuse.
4. Obviate-v.-- to anticipate and prevent or eliminate by effective measures; render unnecessary.
5. Penchant-n.-- a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.
6. Paucity-n.-- smallness of quantity, scarcity.
7. Sycophant-n.-- a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage.
8. Taut-adj.-- tightly drawn; tense; not slack.
9. Tenuous-adj.-- thin or slender in form; lacking a sound basis, as reasoning.
10. Tenacity-n.-- the quality or property of holding fast, keeping a firm hold, being persistent.