| Term | Definition |
|---|
| amorous | expressing love or the state of being loved |
| amorous | Brian had an amorous relationship with his wife, Joy. |
| belittle | to speak of something as having little value |
| belittle | Gale's relationship with Brian was never one where Gale belittled his friend. |
| censure | to blame or find fault with |
| censure | The team didn't censure Gale when he fumbled the ball. |
| censure | a severe criticism or harsh judgement |
| deem | to consider; to believe |
| deem | Apparently, the Bears deemed Brian worthy of making the team. |
| divulge | to make known something secret; to reveal |
| divulge | Obviously, Mr. Collins divulged something secret about Brian's making the team. |
| exorbitant | exceeding normal bounds; greater or more than seems reasonable. |
| exorbitant | The Bears eat an exorbitant amount of mashed potatoes, it would seem. |
| expostulate | to argue earnestly in an attempt to dissuade or show strong disapproval. |
| expostulate | One of the Bear's coaches expostulated that Brian should not make the team. |
| fateful | having great or significant consequences |
| fateful | Actually, when Gale made the team, it was a fateful day. |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| ingrate | After the ingrate made the Bear's team, he didn't bother to say thank you. |
| injunction | an order or a command |
| injunction | Halas gave an injunction to make sure that Gale was the starting running back. |
| injunction | a court order prohibiting someone from doing something |
| injunction | Brian's mom would never consider an injunction to make sure Brian got to play. |
| moribund | close to death; in a dying state. |
| moribund | "All true stories end in death," is a rather moribund statement. |
| motif | a theme or idea in a work of art, literature, etc. that is repeated. |
| motif | For many years, the Chicago Bears motif was one of losing many games. |
| subsidize | to support by giving financial aid |
| subsidize | The cost of tickets helps subsidize the running of the Chicago Bears. |
| sumptuous | extravagantly splendid and costly, luxurious |
| sumptuous | The Chicago Bears end each season with a sumptuous banquet. |
| voluble | characterized by a ready flow of words; talkative |
| voluble | Brian Piccolo was quite voluble, while Gale Sayers was rather subdued. |
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