Lexicon Lift: 5 Daily Words (Are you familiar with these? And how do you use these words?)

                                                                   

Word: Cadet  

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A cadet is a trainee enrolled in a military academy.
• Younger male is a family.
• Example: The film explains that when Kirk was a cadet, he reprogrammed the simulation because “he didn’t believe in the no-win scenario.” - (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Cite

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Make reference to, refer to for illustration of proof.
• Example: And ‘The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.’ - Fahrenheit 451.

 

Word: Adonis

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone.
• Example: It didn’t matter if he was a buffed-up Adonis or if he was some nerd who couldn’t get his arms around (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Tenacity

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Persistent determination.
• Example: Tenacity is a virtue, but it’s not always crucial for everyone to observe how hard you work at something - (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Cynics

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
• Example:  I could predict what the tech-savvy cynics were thinking - (The Last Lecture).

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