Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (How familiar are you with these, and in what ways do you utilize them?)

1. Mull (verb)
• The Verb MULL means to think deeply about something.
• Reflect deeply on a Subject.
• Example: While they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question.
2. Leery (Adjective)
• Describe someone who is suspicious of a person or a situation.
• Openly distrustful and unwilling to confide.
• Example: She was leery of this whole last-lecture idea.
• Example: If you are leery, it will probably show on your face and in your posture.
3. Oratorical (Adjective)
• Describes the way someone speaks in public.
• Example: I also found myself fantasizing about giving a last lecture that would be the oratorical equivalent of a retiring baseball slugger.
• Example: If you are giving a presentation or a speech, you are using your oratorical skills.
4. Reticence (Noun)
• Remain Silent.
• The Trait of being uncommunicative.
• Example: Given her reticence, I know I had to look honestly at my Motivations.
• Example: As a child, reticence saved him from trouble when his mom asked who ate all the cookies from the jar.
5. Relented (Verb)
• Soften, Succumb, Yield.
• Agree to do or accept something.
• Example: She smiled at me, her dying showman, and finally relented.
• Example: We waited for the storm to relent before we ventured outside.