Vocabulary Word
Word: proclivity
Definition: inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)
Definition: inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad)
Sentences Containing 'proclivity'
He is, at best, a poor plagiarist; all he can do is to follow slavishly the lead given him by Cervantes; his only humour lies in making Don Quixote take inns for castles and fancy himself some legendary or historical personage, and Sancho mistake words, invert proverbs, and display his gluttony; all through he shows a proclivity to coarseness and dirt, and he has contrived to introduce two tales filthier than anything by the sixteenth century novellieri and without their sprightliness.
More Vocab Words
::: impunity - freedom from punishment or harm; CF. punish::: bereavement - state of being deprived of something valuable or beloved; state of being bereaved or bereft
::: reciprocate - do or give something in return; repay in kind; give or take mutually; interchange; move backwards and forwards; Ex. reciprocate his invitation by inviting him; N. reciprocity: reciprocal relationship; mutual interchange of advantages between two groups; Ex. reciprocity in trading rights
::: incognito - with identity concealed; using an assumed name; ADJ.
::: grotto - small cavern
::: incumbent - obligatory; imposed as an obligation; currently holding an office; N: person who holds an office
::: bolster - support; reinforce
::: disclose - reveal; N. disclosure
::: meretricious - flashy; tawdry; attractive on the surface but of no real value; Ex. metericious argument/jewel; CF. prostitute
::: smolder - smoulder; burn slowly without flame; be liable to break out at any moment; exist in a suppressed state; Ex. smoldering anger
