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

                                                                

Word: Aardvark

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: An Aardvark is a long-nosed African animal that eats ants and termites.
• Example: “You know Aardvarks better than anyone. Would you write an entry for us?” (The Last Lecture). 

 

Word: Morale

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Morale is the spirit a group has that makes them want to succeed.
• Example: But he established the vision, the tone. He was in charge of morale (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Infatuation

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Falling in love with someone or temporarily becoming extremely interested in someone or something.
• Example: Over the years, some of my sophisticated academic colleagues have turned up their noses at my Star Trek infatuation.
• They had also been, not in love exactly, but something more immature, a kind of infatuation or crush.

 

Word: Delegate

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: A person appointed or elected to represent others. 
• Assign a task to a person; Transfer power to someone.
• Example: My manager made me his delegate while he was on vacation.

 

Word: Foreshadow

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: To foreshadow is to predict something or to give a hint of what is to come.
• Indicate by signs; To warn.
• Example:  He was co-writing a book with Kirk about how scientific breakthroughs first imagined on Star Trek foreshadowed today’s technological advancements.