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

                                                                         

 

Word: Rant

• Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
• Meaning: Talk in a noisy, excited manner.
• A rant is an argument that is fueled by passion, not based on facts.
• Example: I think back to how i felt during that halftime rant. 

 

Word: Intricacies

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The quality of being complex or elaborately detailed.
• Example: When we send our kids to play organized sports, for most of us, it’s not because we are desperate for them to learn the intricacies of the sport.

 

Word: Brat

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A very troublesome child.
• Example: We would all have access to the water during the first half, and the dash to the water bucket was more about us being a bunch of brats than really needing hydration.

 

Word: Perseverance

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Perseverance is not giving up.
• Example: What we really want them to learn is far more Important: teamwork, perseverance, sportsmanship, the value of hard work, and an ability to deal with adversity.

 

Word: Mutter

• Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
• Meaning: A low, continuous, indistinct sound often accompanied by movement of lips without speech.
• Example:  We watched him talk away and heard him mutter to an assistant coach.