Celebrity Voacabulary

Celebrity Voacabulary

Jay-Z: antipathy, cupidity, salacious, indulge, decadent, potation

An executive at the company that manufactures Cristal champagne has expressed his antipathy to hip hop culture and its songs that promote cupidity and relate the details of salacious exploits. He believes that the culture brings "unwanted attention" to the brand; in response to this negative stance, Jay-Z has joined a boycott of Cristal. When Jay-Z's patrons at his restaurant would like to indulge in a decadent potation, they will have to choose between Dom Perignon and Krug.

antipathy - (noun) deep distate
cupidity - (noun) excessive desire for wealth and possessions
salacious - (adjective) lustful
exploit - (noun) adventure, deed
indulge - (verb) to engage in freely; to yield to (as a desire)
decadent - (adjective) self-indulgent
potation - (noun) a drink


Nick, Jessica, and Vanessa: equivocal, glut, speculation, cavort, subsequently

Nick Lachey, who has been equivocal about the glut of speculation concerning his affairs since his separation from Jessica Simpson, was seen leaving a party with Vanessa Minnillo. They danced and cavorted, then subsequently left for a presumed tryst.

equivocal - (adjective)
glut - (noun) excessive supply
speculation - (noun) a conclusion reached by guessing
cavort - (verb) to play in a loud and celebratory manner
subsequently - (adverb) following at a time after the occurrence of something else
presume - (verb) to assume without proof
tryst - (noun) an agreement to meet (usually in a romantic way)


Jake and Ryan: proclivity, sedulous, obviate

Jake Gyllenhaal and Ryan Phillippe share a proclivity for running track. If they are sedulous in their training, they should obviate any need for further aerobic exercise.

proclivity - (noun) a tendency to prefer something
sedulous - (adjective) persistent in effort
obviate - (verb) make unnecessary

Paris: contrition, addle, tumult, effect, explicate, mores

Paris Hilton was caught on videotape as she backed her SUV into a parked car and drove off, seemingly without contrition. Her publicist explained that she was addled by the flashbulbs of a swarm of photographers and the tumult caused her to effect the accident. He further explicated that, in accordance with social mores and the laws of California, Paris notified a parking attendant and provided her contact information to be delivered to the victim.

contrition - (noun) regret for one's wrongdoing
addle - (verb) to confuse
tumult - (noun) the noise and commotion of a large crowd
effect - (verb) to bring about
explicate - (verb) to explain
mores - (noun) traditional ways

Orlando: august, respite, vocation, avocation

Orlando Bloom is planning to climb the august heights of Mount Everest as a respite from his promotional campaign for the sequel to The Pirates of the Caribbean. Orlando's vocation is acting and his avocation is mountain climbing.

august - (adjective) inspiring awe; majestic
respite - (noun) a short period of rest or relief
vocation - (noun) job
avocation - (noun) hobby [The prefix "a-" means "not" or "without." "Avocation" means "not vocation."]


Taylor: allot, philanthropic, benefactor, facilitate, sustenance

A portion of the sales of Taylor Hicks' single, "Do I Make You Proud," will be allotted as a