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

                                                                

 Word:  Unfazed

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Not disconcerted or perturbed.
• Example: He saw the data ranking him in the bottom quartile and remained unfazed. 

 

Word: Visceral

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Instinctive, Innate, gut, deep-down, deep-rooted, emotional, inward.
• Example: I had this visceral urge to grow up and create those kinds of rides. 

 

Word: Pitting

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Someone or something in conflict or competition with.
• Example: There was an incredible fifteen minute battle scene on a rocky red planet, pitting clones against droids. 

 

Word: Quirky

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Eccentric, Idiosyncratic, Unconventional.
• Example: I’d been my usual self - a tough teacher with high expectations and some quirky ways - and they weren’t at the point where they appreciated that.

 

Word: Pegged

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Fix, Pin, Attach, Fasten, Hold down, Keep down.
• Example: People who know me say I’m an efficiency freak. Obviously, they have me pegged.  

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References

Book: The Last Lecture.

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