Week 2 Vocabulary

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Week 2 Vocabulary
80's sitcoms
trite proclivity daft spurious propitious lament
diminutive precocious neophyte squabble
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Trite (adj)
Worn out by overuse stale repeated too often
Different Strokes was a huge hit until Gary
Colemans Whatchu talking bout Willis?
catchphrase became trite.
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Daft (adj)
Foolish stupid crazy, delirious
With daft storylines that included playing poker
with her dog, Punky Brewster only lasted a few
seasons.
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Commiserate (v)
To feel or express sympathy or sorrow to
sympathize
The Golden Girls somehow found humor in four
women who constantly commiserated over the
process of aging.
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Diminutive (adj)
Extremely small in size tiny
Thanks to the appeal of its diminutive star,
Webster was a big hit in the 80s.
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Neophyte (n)
A beginner a rookie
Alyssa Milano was just an acting neophyte when
Whos the Boss? came on the scene.
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Proclivity (n)
A natural tendency an inclination
Despite his proclivity for trying to eat the cat,
Alf won over a nation of viewers with his sassy
wit.
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Spurious (adj)
Lacking authenticity not genuine believable but
untrue
Cliff Clavens spurious tales of obscure facts
were part of the charm of Cheers.
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Lament (v)
To grieve for or about to regret deeply to mourn
Fans of Threes Company are still lamenting
John Ritters untimely death.
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Precocious (adj)
Exceptionally early in development
Doogie Howser, MD starred Neil Patrick Harris
as a child so precocious he started practicing
medicine as a pre-teen.
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Squabble (v)
To quarrel noisily, usually over trifles
The Keatons were able to stop squabbling long
enough to pose for this portrait on Family Ties.