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

                                                                         

 Word: Tuft

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A tuft is a clump or bunch of something soft and feathery; A bunch of feathers or hair.
• Example: His tufts of black hair stuck up in curls like baby bat wings (The House of Hades).

 

Word: Succinct

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Something succinct is short and clear, Briefly giving the gist of something.
• Example: “Of course I won’t. I am occupied at the moment with an especially succinct passage.” (A Confederacy of Dunces).

 

Word: “Annotated bibliography"

• Parts of Speech: Adjective/Noun
• Meaning: List of sources (Books, Articles) used for researching a topic with notes on how the material was used.
• Example: An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (books, articles, websites, etc.) with a short paragraph about each source. 

 

Word: Bequeath

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Leave your possessions to another person after someone’s death.
• Example: These invaluable lessons weren't bequeathed to me by my parents, friends, or well-wishers. 

 

Word: Envision

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Picture to oneself; imagine possible
• Example:  When I envision the tapestry of my life.