Friday, December 1, 2023

Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (How familiar are you with these, and in what ways do you utilize them?) - December 01, 2023

 Confront (Verb):

  • To face a situation that makes you uncomfortable or a competition.
  • To say something to someone about something they have done that bothers you or oppose.
  • Example: When people are rude to you, you should confront them.

Grappling (Noun):

  • Hand-to-hand combat, Wrestling, Struggle (The sport of Hand-to-hand struggle between unarmed contestants who try to throw each other down).
  • If you grapple with someone, you take hold of them and struggle with them, as a part of the fight.
  • Example: Within moments, both were grappling and rolling on the ground, struggling for dominance.

Slugger (Noun):

  • A boxer noted for an ability to deliver hard punches.
  • A baseball player who is batting, batsman, batter, or hitter.
  • Example: The Sluggers were trying to communicate with me.

Flatly (Adverb):

  • Conveying a direct, clear idea firmly, in an unqualified manner.
  • Example: "You have a plan," he said flatly, with a scrape of steel on stone (GOT).

Viscerally (Adverb):

  • Based on deep feelings and emotional reactions, rather than reason or thought.
  • Example: And the smell brought him back so viscerally, to a time when she loved him.

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