"Fraggle Rock" quotes in honor of Gerard Parkes(1924-2014)

"Fraggle Rock" was a witty, emotionally resonant show from the mind of Jim Henson. An international sensation, the sole human on the U.S. version was Doc, played by Gerard Parkes, who died on October 19, 2014, soon after his 90th birthday. On the occasion of his death, we celebrate his most popular role, with 11 vocabulary words from the magical show of which he was an essential part.
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  1. rapturous
    feeling great delight
    Mokey: "It was rapturous!"
    Red: "Is 'rapturous' the same as 'boring'?"
    Wembley: "I don't think so."
    Red: "Then she's wrong."
  2. parched
    extremely thirsty
    Mokey: "But Gobo... we are parched!"
    Wembley: "And besides that, we're thirsty...
  3. manifestation
    a clear appearance
    Mokey: Clutter is the manifestation of freedom.
  4. guffaw
    a burst of loud and hearty laughter
    Boober: I pride myself on my inability to guffaw.
  5. former
    the first of two or the first mentioned of two
    Cantus: Everything is important. Either that or nothing is- I prefer the former.
  6. whimper
    cry weakly or softly
    Gobo: What should i do?
    Boober: You should crawl under the covers and moan and whimper!
  7. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
    Junior Gorg: Hey, would you pick up the tempo? I like a funeral dirge you can dance to!
  8. promptly
    with little or no delay
    Doc: When a man is wrong, he should promptly admit it.
  9. ambiguous
    having more than one possible meaning
    Gobo: But where should I look
    Cantus: Wherever there is something to find
    Mokey: He's so ambiguously exact
  10. tedium
    the feeling of being bored by something
    Boober: Tedium and drudgery are good for the soul!
  11. drudgery
    hard, monotonous, routine work
    Boober: Tedium and drudgery are good for the soul!
Created on 十月 20, 2014 (updated 十月 20, 2014)

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