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

                                                                    

 

 Word: Glean

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Gather, Collect, or gather bit by bit, especially information.
• Means gather bit by bit either literally or figuratively.
• Example: When I envision the tapestry of my life, the thought of having gleaned such wisdom in advance from my parents.
• You might glean leftover grain from a recently harvested field.

 

Word: Intricate

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Intricate things are complex and have many elements; they are not simple.
• Having many complex arranged elements; Elaborate.
• Example: Leo could admire the intricate workmanship, but it was too much, too bright, too flashy (Blood of Olympus).

 

Word: Ponder

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Reflect deeply on a subject, Contemplate, think over.
• Example: Bobby pondered for a long while and, with no apparent winning chances left, reluctantly agreed (Endgame).

 

Word: Untapped

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Not drawn upon or Used, Unexploited.
• Example: The untapped stockrooms of our minds (G.R. Harrison).

 

Word: Resilience

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The ability to recover fast from adversity or a change.
• Example: The absence of these insights leaves me pondering the untapped reservoir of strength and resilience that might have been cultivated.
• I’m amazed by their resilience, by their hidden pockets of strength (If I Stay).