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Word: Cadet  

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A cadet is a trainee enrolled in a military academy.
• Younger male is a family.
• Example: The film explains that when Kirk was a cadet, he reprogrammed the simulation because “he didn’t believe in the no-win scenario.” - (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Cite

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Make reference to, refer to for illustration of proof.
• Example: And ‘The Devil can cite Scripture for his purpose.’ - Fahrenheit 451.

 

Word: Adonis

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone.
• Example: It didn’t matter if he was a buffed-up Adonis or if he was some nerd who couldn’t get his arms around (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Tenacity

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Persistent determination.
• Example: Tenacity is a virtue, but it’s not always crucial for everyone to observe how hard you work at something - (The Last Lecture).

 

Word: Cynics

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who advocated the doctrine that virtue is the only good and that the essence of virtue is self-control
• Example:  I could predict what the tech-savvy cynics were thinking - (The Last Lecture).

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 Word: Humanities

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The humanities are studies about human culture, such as literature, philosophy, and history.
• Example: Studying the humanities gives you general knowledge.
• You probably won’t study humanities at a beauty school.

 

Word: Imply

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Imply means to suggest, express, or show something suggest something without stating it directly.
• Example: To imply is to suggest or to throw out a suggestion; to infer is to conclude or to take a suggestion.
• A friend’s abrupt manner would imply that he is in a foul mood.

 

Word: Transitional

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: of or relating to or characterized by a transition.
• Example: “Good. Now look over here at the transitional elements.” - Okay for Now.

 

Word: Synopsis

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory.
• Example: I mumble a synopsis and then ask if I can be silent to tan - Saints and Misfits.

 

Word: Conventional

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Following accepted customs, Conforming with accepted standards, in accord with.
• Example:  There are other, more conventional ways to achieve this task.

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 Word: Radical

• Parts of Speech: Adjective/Noun
• Meaning: Use of opinions and actions far beyond the norm.
• If something is considered extremist or very different from anything normal, it is considered radical.
• Example: “That man is a dangerous radical,” Ignatius said darkly - A Confederacy of Dunces

 

Word: Annotation 

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Annotations are simple notes and comments.
• Example: Highlighting or underlining keywords, phrases, or major ideas is the most common form of annotating texts. Many people use this method to make it easier to review material, especially for exams.

 

Word: Paraphrase

• Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
• Meaning: Express the same message in different words, Rewording for clarification.
• Example: He paraphrased his sentence to give clarity.
• When paraphrasing, it is important to keep the original meaning so that the facts remain intact.

 

Word: Profess

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Confess one’s faith in, or allegiance to; admit to wrongdoing or State freely; State sincerely 
• Example: He professed innocence but later admitted his guilt.

 

Word: Frugal

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Avoiding Waste.
• A person who lives simply and economically can be called Frugal.
• Example:  They’re so frugal with things here, waste is practically a criminal activity - Mockingjay

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 Word: Badgering 

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The act of harassing someone, Torment, Bedevilment.
• Example: She was already badgering the Wellington crew, who carried her to put her down - Code Name Verity

 

Word: Ambitious

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Wanting to succeed, Having a strong desire for success or achievement.
• Example: Ambitious people are dedicated, motivated, and unafraid to take initiative. They push forward and are determined to succeed.

 

Word: Distill

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Undergo condensation, Change from a gaseous to a liquid state, and fall in drops.
• Example: The acid distills at a specific temperature.

 

Word: Princely

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Rich and superior in quality, Noble, Havinf the rank of.
• Example: Philip was the youngest, the most princely, and furthest removed from his father - The Great Santini

 

Word: Cherish

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: be fond of, be attached to.
• Example:  He genuinely loved and cherished her.

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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.

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 Word: Coddle

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Cook gently in water that is near boiling.
• Treat with excessive indulgence or pampering.
• Example: It saddens me that many kids nowadays are so coddled.
• While it is okay for parents to coddle or pamper a young child, it’s a little unnerving when they coddle or pamper adult children.

 

Word: Livid

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: If you are livid, you are furious, in a black cloud of anger.
• Furiously angry.
• Discolored by coagulation of blood beneath the skin.
• Example: Coach Graham was livid: “Jeez! That’s the most I’ve seen you boys move since this game started!”
• When he turned to practice and discovered his reduction in status, he was livid.

 

Word: Muster

• Parts of Speech: Verb/Noun
• Meaning: Gather or bring together, call to duty, jury duty, a gathering of military personnel for duty.
• Example: I could barely muster a “Yeah.”
• I was too exhausted to muster a clever reply.

 

Word: Conditioning

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge.
• Example: When coach Graham first got hold of me, I was this wimpy kid with no skills or conditioning.

 

Word: Personnel

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A group of people willing to obey orders.
• Example:  There is talk of a botched (Careless or carried out badly) investigation and suggestions that a change in personnel may be required..

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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.

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 Word:  Hulking

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Of great size and bulk.
• Example: Fear turned to awe when I met my coach, Jim, a hulking, six-foot-four wall-of-a-guy.
• Example: Three hulking battleships.

 

Word: Awe

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: Awe is a feeling of fear mixed with respect and wonder.
• Example: Fear turned to awe when I met my coach, Jim, a hulking, six-foot-four wall-of-a-guy.
• Example: The famous professor awed the undergraduates.

 

Word: Wimpy

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Weak and ineffectiveness.
• Someone who is wimpy is extremely ineffective, weak, or fearful.
• Example: I was naturally wimpy and the smallest kid by far.

 

Word: Detriment

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A damage or loss
• Detriment is the hurt or harm resulting from damage, loss, or a bad decision.
• Example: I have seen this as one lesson so many kids ignore, always to their detriment: you have got to get the fundamentals down.

 

Word: Deter

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Turn away from persuasion.
• Deter means to discourage or literally “to frighten away."
• Example:  I was heartbroken, but I was not deterred.

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Word: Gesture

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: Motion of hands or body to express a thought or feeling.
• Something done as an indication of intention.
• Example: A public-relations gesture aimed at distracting attention from the obvious (The Last Lecture).
• A political gesture.
• He gestured his desire to leave.

 

Word: Parabolic

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Parabolic symbolizes something or teaches a simple lesson.
• If your grandparent’s stories end with the saying, “And the moral of this story is….” then you can describe them as parabolic.
• Example: Whatever the Plane is called, it’s a sensational piece of machinery. It does parabolic arcs (The Last Lecture).
• Many fable and Bible stories are parabolic.

 

Word: Runaway

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Adjective
• Meaning: A runaway is a person - Often a child or a teenager, who leaves home.
• Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation.
• Example: As the Plane dives, you feel like you are on a Runaway roller coaster ((The Last Lecture).
• A kid who grabs some snacks and hides out all night in his neighbor's treehouse is one kind of runaway.

 

Word: Fathom

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: Come to understand.
• Measure the depth of a body of water with a sounding line.
• Example: Being weightless is a sensation hard to fathom when you have been an earthling all your life.
• To fathom something is to understand it thoroughly; it’s usually used in the negative, as in, “I can’t  fathom  why he doesn’t want to go along with us."

 

Word: Earthling

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: An inhabitant of the earth.
• In science fiction, people are called earthlings to distinguish themselves from aliens.
• Example: Being weightless is a sensation hard to fathom when you have been an earthling all your life.
• E.T. was definitely not an earthling.

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 Word: Pragmatism

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The attribute of accepting the facts of life and favoring practicality and literal truth.
• Example: Maybe it symbolized the balance in my life between aspiration and pragmatism.
• When you practice pragmatism, you accept conditions as they are and make practical decisions. Your head is not in the clouds.

 

Word: Acclimate

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Get used to a specific climate.
• Example:  It turns out that NASA has a plane it uses to help astronauts acclimate to zero gravity.
• When you acclimate yourself to a situation, you become used to it.

Word: Periscope

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A periscope is a tool to see things that would otherwise be hidden or obstructed.
• Example: I drew a periscope rising above the bedspread in search of enemy ships.

Word: Inevitable

• Parts of Speech: Adjective/Noun
• Meaning: An avoidable event, Invariably occurring or appearing.
• Example: Then came the inevitable eye-roll.
• If something is inevitable, it will definitely happen.

Word: Lurk

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Wait in hiding to attack, Lie in ambush. To lurk is to creep around, hideout, and wait to attack.
• Example: I painted a submarine lurking in a body of water behind the bunk bed.
• It’s hard for us to imagine a world so unsafe, with dangers lurking in every unseen and unplanned corner.