Frank Sinatra

27 advanced vocabulary words across 27 songs.

pursueCall Me Irresponsible

chase; carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in

Call me unpredictable, tell me I'm impractical

Rainbows, I'm inclined to pursue

Call me irresponsible, yes, I'm unreliable

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discloseDays of Wine and Roses

reveal; make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few

A door marked "Nevermore", that wasn't there before

The lonely night discloses

Just a passing breeze filled with memories

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deriveYoung At Heart

come from; reason by deduction; establish by deduction

And if you should survive to 105

Look at all you'll derive

Out of being alive

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basic; serving as an essential component

Aware of things your heart alone was meant to see

The fundamental loneliness goes whenever two can dream a dream together

You can't deny, don't try to fight the rising sea

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disparageLove and Marriage

criticize; express a negative opinion of

Love and marriage, love and marriage

It's an institute you can't disparage

Ask the local gentry

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dazzleOld Devil Moon

amaze; to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light

Can't hold a candle

To your razzle-dazzle

You've got me flyin' high and wide

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astoundOn a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)

amaze; affect with wonder

On a clear day

How it will astound you

That the glow of your feelings outshines every star

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mockAt Long Last Love

make fun; treat with contempt

Is it an earthquake or simply a shock?

Is it the good turtle soup or merely the mock?

Is it a cocktail, this feeling of joy?

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transparentEmpty Tables

see through; transmitting light; able to be seen through with clarity

But there's nothin' out front but mem'ries

And a lot of transparent folk

Please call for reservation

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passportIt's Nice to Go Trav'ling

legal identification; any authorization to pass or go somewhere

No more customs

Burn the passport

No more packin'

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subtleThe Continental

hard to notice; difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze

A way of dancing that's really ultra new

It's very subtle, the Continental

Because it does what you want it to do

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embraceApril in Paris

hug; include in scope

I never knew my heart could sing

Never missed a warm embrace

'Til April in Paris, chestnuts in blossom

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prevailI Heard the Bells on Christmas Day

dominate; be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance

"God is not dead, nor doth He sleep

The wrong shall fail, the right prevail

With peace on Earth, good will to men"

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articulateTeach Me Tonight

say; provide with a joint

What I need most is post graduate

What I feel is hard to articulate

If you want me to matriculate

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insistSomething's Gotta Give

speak firmly; be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge

Warms an old implacable heart such as mine

Don't say no because I insist

Somewhere, somehow

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occasionalHow Old Am I?

happening from time to time; occurring from time to time

Don't mind these lines beneath my eyes, they're well-earned souvenirs

Of a thousand nights of laughter and occasional tears

And I hope you won't be jealous of the silver in my hair

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concedeThis Is All I Ask

admit; admit (to a wrongdoing)

All the simple pleasure

And so I happily concede

This is all I ask

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furthermoreI’ve Been To Town

additionally; in addition

You ask me do I know the Milky Way

I do, and furthermore I'd like to say

It isn't milky white, it's dingy gray

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lectureI Loved Her

speech; a speech that is open to the public

She was crepe suzette, I was pie

She was lectures, I was movies, but I loved her

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consentHow Cute Can You Be?

agreement; permission to do something

How cute can you be?

I'd give up my gallivanting, if you'd consent to be

The ready little steady on my family tree

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boundlessNone But the Lonely Heart

endless; seemingly limitless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent

Heaven's boundless arch I see

Spread about above me

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impetuousI Believe in You

impulsive; characterized by undue haste and lack of thought or deliberation

You have the cool, clear eyes of a seeker of wisdom and truth

Yet there's that upturned chin and the grin of impetuous youth

I believe in you, I believe in you

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ceaseThe Hurt Doesn't Go Away

stop; put an end to a state or an activity

The hurt doesn't go away, the tears never cease to fall

You cover them over with people and places

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notionGoodnight Irene

idea; a vague idea in which some confidence is placed

Sometimes, I live in town

Sometimes, I take a great notion

To jump in the river and drown

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comparableThe Charm of You

similar; able to be compared or worthy of comparison

The charm of you is comparable to a Christmas tree with toys

With little girls and boys when first they see the tree

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commenceDon’t Fence Me In

begin; take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

Till I see the mountains rise

I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences

Too many words, gaze at the moon till I lose my senses

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sageWhy Shouldn't I?

wise; a mentor in spiritual and philosophical topics who is renowned for profound wisdom

Why shouldn't I know of love?

Why wait around when each age has a sage who has found

That upon this earth, love is all that is really worth thinking of?

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