Vicarious

Vicarious

Pronunciation: vi-car-i-ous
Definition:experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Latin
Professional Site: No liability for kart accident: duties of care & vicarious liability
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when you play a video game you are being vicarious

Sensory

Sensory

Pronunciation: sen-so-ry
Definition: Of or relating to the senses or sensation.
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Latin
Professional Site: Sensory Associations Stored in Cortex, Not Hippocampus: A Study
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/3694/20130828/sensory-associations-stored-cortex-hippocampus-study.htm

Scrupulous

Scrupulous

Pronunciation: scur-pu-lous
Definition: acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Middle English
Professional Site:While it might seem like government red tape, it’s actually a product of the 1800s when some less-than-scrupulous business people were stuffing their pillows and mattresses with old hospital blankets that might have carried smallpox and tuberculosis.
http://fox4kc.com/2013/08/28/the-secret-lives-of-hotel-pillows/







The dad is very scrupulous when it comes to cutting the grass

Ostentatious

Ostentatious

Pronunciation: os-ten-ta-tious
Definition:characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others, showy
Part of speech: adjective
Etymology :1650–60; ostentat(ion) + -ious
Professional site:The ostentatious Dodgers and the beggarly Astros


Its feathers are very ostentatious

Optimum

Optimum

Pronunciation: op-ti-mum
Definition: The point at which the condition, degree, or amount of something is the most favorable.
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Latin
Professional Site:Optimum scores cash to intelligently reduce energy use in buildings
http://www.geekwire.com/2013/optimum-scores-fresh-cash-intelligently-reduce-energy-buildings/

It would be optimum to take the green path

Gregarious

Gregarious

Pronunciation: gre-gar-i-ous
Definition: fond of the company of others
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Latin
Professional Site: Still, she was gregarious enough to share a hamper sent for free by Fortnum & Mason with the "events and entertainment team".
http://www.theguardian.com/media/media-blog/2013/aug/27/bbc-expenses-fall-top-brass

They are being very social

Facetious

Facetious

Pronunciation: fa-ce-tious
Definition:not meant to be taken seriously or literally

Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: facete + -ious
Professional Site:"One can grow into a job, I mean on the job training is a term often used for those who are required to perform jobs that they are neither qualified for nor do they have the relevant experience."

"Don't be facetious."
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Discretion

Discretion

Pronunciation: dis-cre-tion
Definition:the power or right to decide or act according to one's own judgment; freedom of judgment or choice
Part of Speech:noun
Etymology: Middle English
Professional Site:Narrowly written Indiana Lifeline Law makes room for discretion, lawmakers say
http://www.heraldtimesonline.com/news/local/narrowly-written-indiana-lifeline-law-makes-room-for-discretion-lawmakers/article_cd26da71-ebc5-575b-858e-7929a45c75a3.html 

Dexterous

Dexterous

Pronunciation: dex-ter-ous 
Definition: skilled, mentally adroit
Part of Speech: adjective
Etymology: Latin
Professional Site: Dexterous Manipulation in Microgravity in Parabolic Flights and on ISS


 



she is very dexterous when she is knitting

Vocab Blog: Detriment

Detriment

Pronunciation: det-ri-ment
Definition: disadvantage, injury, damage
Part of Speech: noun
Etymology: late middle English
Professional Site: If you have suffered a detriment, you may be able to make a claim to a tribunal but it can be difficult to prove a detriment claim
http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/wales/work_w/work_problems_at_work_e/et_employment_t
ribunals_from_29_july_2013_e/et_making_a_claim_is_it_worth_it/et_detriment_claims_e.htm


The polluted water is an detriment to the environment