Top 10 real words I learned from the Sherman Brothers: 1. Acquiesce Source: Dont Let Me Down, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, sung by Angela Lansbury as Eglantine Price Definition: To accept something reluctantly but without protest. Lyric: If I meet with success, then I might acquiesce 2. Edifice Source: A Man Has Dreams, Mary Poppins, sung by David Tomlinson as George Banks Definition: a complex system of beliefs Lyric: A man has dreams of walking with giants, to carve his niche in the edifice of time. 3. Perspicacity Source: I Can Talk, Charlottes Web, sung by Henry Gibson as Wilbur Definition: the quality of having a ready insight into things Lyric: I pop with perspicacity, Im loaded with loquacity, My vocalized veracity is tops. 4. Vernacular Source: title song, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, sung by Dick Van Dyke as Caractacus Potts and Sally Ann Howes as Truly Scrumptious Definition: the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region. Lyric: Youre more than spectacular, to quote the vernacular, Youre wizard, youre smashing, youre keen! 5. Mazurkas Source: title song, The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band sung by Janet Blair as Katie Bower Definition: a Polish folk dance in triple meter, usually at a lively tempo, and with accent on the second or third beat. Lyric: We can play with virtuosity: waltzes, polkas, marches and mazurkas 6. Austerity Source: There Are Those, The Happiest Millionaire, sung by Gladys Cooper as Aunt Mary Definition: sternness or severity of manner or attitude. Lyric: There are those who flaunt austerity, posing cozy on their rosy status quos. 7. Monkeyshines Source: title song, The Monkeys Uncle, sung by Annette Funicello as Jennifer Definition: Mischievous behavior Lyric: I love all his monkeyshines, every day his valentines. 8. Rivulets Source: The Rain Rain Rain Came Down Down Down, Winnie the Pooh and the Blustery Day, sung by the Walt Disney Studio Chorus Definition: Small streams of water or liquid Lyric: The rain rain rain came down down down in rushing, rising rivulets til the river crept out of its bed and crept right into Piglets! 9. Beguile Source: Femininity, Summer Magic, sung by Hayley Mills as Nancy Carey Definition: charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way. Lyric: You must walk feminine, talk feminine, smile and beguile feminine. 10. Connubial Source: What Has Love Got to Do With Getting Married, The Slipper and the Rose, sung by Michael Horden as the King and Lally Bowers as the Queen Definition: of or relating to marriage or the relationship of spouses; conjugal. Lyric: We are bold to your defiance of connubial alliance, for a line of royal giants is at stake!
Posted on: Wed, 30 Jul 2014 03:05:34 +0000
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