Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (How familiar are you with these, and in what ways do you utilize them?) - December 12, 2023

 Word: Dissonance.

• Parts of Speech: Noun.
• Meaning: Disagreeable sounds can be called dissonance, A conflict of people’s opinions, actions, or characters.
• Example: The greatest thing of cognitive dissonance you will ever see is that I’m in really good shape (The Last Lecture).

Word: Emboldened.

• Parts of Speech: Adjective.
• Meaning: Fearless and daring; made bold or courageous.
• Example: I wasn’t sure I’d have the strength to do what I was about to do, but now I felt emboldened and potent (The Last Lecture).

Word: Potent.

• Parts of Speech: Adjective.
• Meaning: Means really strong, but not like a bodybuilder; impactful, powerful; having or wielding force or authority.
• Example: I wasn’t sure I’d have the strength to do what I was about to do, but now I felt emboldened and potent (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Frugal.

• Parts of Speech: Adjective.
• Meaning: A person who lives simply and economically; Avoiding waste.
• Example: They were frugal to a fault (The Last Lecture).

Word: Oppressive.

• Parts of Speech: Adjective.
• Meaning: Something that crushes your spirit; 
• Example: It sounds oppressive by today’s standards, but it was actually a magical childhood.
• Something that crushes you with its tyranny, like the oppressive rule of a dictator.