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

                                                             

Word:  Fixation

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: An Obsessive interest in or feeling about someone or something.
• Example: I firmly believe that one of my appropriate fixations has been to manage time well. 

 

Word: Railed

• Parts of Speech: Noun / Verb
• Meaning: Begin behaving in a strange, abnormal, or wildly uncontrolled way.
• Example: I’ve railed about time management to my students.

 

Word: Banister

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The structure formed by the uprights and handrail at the side of the staircase.
• Handrail, railing.
• Example: “It doesn’t matter how well you polish the underside of the banister." 

 

Word: Naive

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Showing lack of experience, wisdom, or judgement.
• Example: I once put “get tenure” on my to-do list. That was naive. 

 

Word: Compulsive

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Resulting from or relating to an irresistable urge, especially one that is against one’s conscious wishes.
• Example: She said I sounded way too compulsive for her tastes.

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References

Book: The Last Lecture.

Word Meanings: Google Search, Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, Apple Lookup.