Vocabulary (Week 4 of 6)

Woeful

source sentence: "Affected consoles are rendered completely useless in what's become a familiar tale to many Xbox fans -- it's just the latest in a string of hardware problems that have given the three-year-old system a woeful reliability rep."

context clues: "problems", "completely useless", "reliability"

definition: of wretched quality; sorry; poor
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/woeful?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The company gained a woeful reputation by taking the bailout money and using it unwisely.



Consternation

source sentence: "After blog GamePolitics expressed its consternation, the publisher began a flurry of hush-hush phone calls to arrange the return of the weapons."

context clues: "expressed", "flurry", "return"

definition: a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion; dismay.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/consternation?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The woman expressed consternation when her name was called during roll call because she was sleeping.



Intrisically

source sentence: "They had access to McG, who was intrinsically involved in the game."

context clues: "access", "involved"

definition: belonging to a thing by its very nature.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Intrinsically?qsrc=2888

original sentence: The couple looks so happy, blissful and intrinsically walking as if joined at the hip.