For the Love of Lyrics and Lexicons: Vocabulary from the Songs of The Spice Girls

So you wannabe a pop star, huh? Then you'd better spice up your life and add a little zig-a-zig-ah to your linguistic repertoire with this list of vocabulary taken from the pop group's top tunes.
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  1. hasty
    excessively quick
    I won't be hasty, I'll give you a try
    If you really bug me then I'll say goodbye
    – Wannabe
  2. deja vu
    the experience of thinking a new situation already occurred
    Last time that we had this conversation
    I decided we should be friends, yeah
    But now, we're going 'round in circles
    Tell me will this déjà vu never end?
    – Say You'll Be There
  3. doubt
    uncertainty about the truth or existence of something
    Free your mind of doubt and danger
    Be for real, don't be a stranger
    We can achieve it, we can achieve it
    – 2 Become 1
  4. empty
    devoid of significance or point
    Silly games that you were playing
    Empty words we both were saying
    Let's work it out boy, let's work it out boy
    – 2 Become 1
  5. ambition
    a strong drive for success
    The race is on
    To get out of the bottom
    The top is high
    So your roots are forgotten
    Giving is good
    As long as you're getting
    What's driving you
    It's ambition and betting
    – Who Do You Think You Are
  6. bother
    take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
    And we know that you could go and find some other
    Take or leave it or just don't even bother
    Caught in a craze, it's just a faze
    – Stop
  7. reflection
    expression without words
    Promises made, every memory saved
    As reflections in my mind
    Hasta mañana, always be mine
    – Viva Forever
  8. hesitate
    pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
    Boy don't you hesitate
    I won't keep waiting for you
    – Holler
  9. soul
    the immaterial part of a person
    To go beyond the surface, to reach into your soul
    This love is not demanding, my heart has told me so
    I hold onto my heroes, with faith enough to fly
    The power to imagine, will keep this love alive
    – Headlines (Friendship Never Ends)
  10. aggravation
    an exasperated feeling of annoyance
    Listen little child, there will come a day
    When you will be able, able to say
    Never mind the pain, or the aggravation
    You know there's a better way for you and me to be
    – Goodbye
Created on Mon Apr 22 13:42:51 EDT 2024 (updated Wed Apr 24 11:43:24 EDT 2024)

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