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 Word: Predicament

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning:  A difficult, unpleasant, or embarrassing situation.
• Example: If you are engaged with somebody but suddenly fall in love with someone else, you have gotten yourself into quite a predicament.

 

Word: Comprehend

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Understand, grasp, take-in. Get the meaning of something,  become aware of through the senses.
• Example: When you comprehend something, you grasp its meaning.

 

Word: Interpretation

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: An explanation of something that is not immediately obvious.
• A mental representation of the meaning or significance of something.
• Example: The first interpretation is mainly true but not very significant, but not very significant; the second would be significant, but is untrue (The Invention of Science).

 

Word: Metadata

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Data about data.
• A library catalog is metadata because it describes publications.
• Example: Then cataloguers describe the object physically and add context and metadata (Washington PostSep 13, 2016).

 

Word: Cynicism

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Cynicism is the feeling of distrust or that something isn’t going to work out well.
• Example:  Some people feel cynicism when politicians makes big promises.
• How, in this age of cynicism, could I convince my audience that I'd really won these things? (The Last Lecture).

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 Word: Tuft

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A tuft is a clump or bunch of something soft and feathery; A bunch of feathers or hair.
• Example: His tufts of black hair stuck up in curls like baby bat wings (The House of Hades).

 

Word: Succinct

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Something succinct is short and clear, Briefly giving the gist of something.
• Example: “Of course I won’t. I am occupied at the moment with an especially succinct passage.” (A Confederacy of Dunces).

 

Word: “Annotated bibliography"

• Parts of Speech: Adjective/Noun
• Meaning: List of sources (Books, Articles) used for researching a topic with notes on how the material was used.
• Example: An annotated bibliography is a list of sources (books, articles, websites, etc.) with a short paragraph about each source. 

 

Word: Bequeath

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Leave your possessions to another person after someone’s death.
• Example: These invaluable lessons weren't bequeathed to me by my parents, friends, or well-wishers. 

 

Word: Envision

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Picture to oneself; imagine possible
• Example:  When I envision the tapestry of my life.

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 Word: Glean

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Gather, Collect, or gather bit by bit, especially information.
• Means gather bit by bit either literally or figuratively.
• Example: When I envision the tapestry of my life, the thought of having gleaned such wisdom in advance from my parents.
• You might glean leftover grain from a recently harvested field.

 

Word: Intricate

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Intricate things are complex and have many elements; they are not simple.
• Having many complex arranged elements; Elaborate.
• Example: Leo could admire the intricate workmanship, but it was too much, too bright, too flashy (Blood of Olympus).

 

Word: Ponder

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Reflect deeply on a subject, Contemplate, think over.
• Example: Bobby pondered for a long while and, with no apparent winning chances left, reluctantly agreed (Endgame).

 

Word: Untapped

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Not drawn upon or Used, Unexploited.
• Example: The untapped stockrooms of our minds (G.R. Harrison).

 

Word: Resilience

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The ability to recover fast from adversity or a change.
• Example: The absence of these insights leaves me pondering the untapped reservoir of strength and resilience that might have been cultivated.
• I’m amazed by their resilience, by their hidden pockets of strength (If I Stay).

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 Word: Innate

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Natural; Present at birth but not necessarily hereditary.
• Example: In this chapter, we will examine the following questions: Is music innate to humans? (Music and the Child).

 

Word: Impulse

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Sudden strong desires to do something without considering whether it is sensible; An impelling force or strength; The act of applying force suddenly.
• Example: I had to fight an impulse to say, But I need to talk to you (The Secret Life of Bees).

 

Word: Manifest

• Parts of Speech: Adjective/Verb/Noun
• Meaning: Ability to be clearly and easily understood; Reveal its presence or make an appearance; Cleverly revealed to the mind; A custom’s document listing the contents put on a ship or a plane.
• Example: Already the nuns are saying that a miracle was manifested in Therese’s death (Ophelia).

 

Word: Opaque

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Difficult or impossible to see through.
• Example: At first, I didn’t see the soldiers at all—just a giant, swirling mass of insects, so dense it was opaque, about fifty feet down the footpath (Hollow City).

 

Word: Portend

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Providing a sign that something is going to happen; Indicate by signs.
• Example: Portend is a helpful way for authors to foreshadow dark events ahead in their stories.

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Word: Etiquette 

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Etiquette is a code of polite conduct. 
• Example: As a general code of etiquette, all users who post should be respectful of other community members.
• If you practice proper etiquette, you are less likely to offend or annoy people and you may even charm them.

 

Word: Disparaging

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Expressive of low opinion, Derogatory, Derogative
• Example: Productive criticism is encouraged, but posts of a disparaging and inflammatory nature are unwelcome and will be rejected.

 

Word: Succinctly

• Parts of Speech: Adverb
• Meaning: To the point; With concise and precise brevity.
• Example: Your subject line should clearly and succinctly describe your question.
• Please state your case as succinctly as possible.

 

Word: Custodianship

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The position of a custodian
• Example: Please understand that this custodianship is performed for your safety and security.

 

Word: Venture

• Parts of Speech: Noun/Verb
• Meaning: An investment that is very risky but could yield great profits; Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.
• Example:  The thought of venturing out seems like a distant galaxy.

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 Word: Prospect

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The possibility or likelihood of some future event occurring; a person regarded as likely to succeed
• Example: She has a good prospect of finding a new job.

 

Word: Implausible

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Not seeming reasonable or probable; failing to convince
• Example: The prospect of another vacation within the next year seems implausible. 

 

Word: Notion

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A conception of or belief about something; an impulse or desire; an individual's object of attention
• Example: She had a notion that he was hiding something.

 

Word: Hiatus

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A pause or gap in a sequence, series, or process
• Example: Can such a hiatus indeed be achievable?
• The band is taking a hiatus from touring.

 

Word: Respite

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant
• Example: In a land far from my cozy home, enjoying a pleasant respite from my usual daily tasks and troubles.
• The vacation provided a much-needed respite from work.

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Word:  Realm

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A royal domain, A Field or Sphere of activity or interest.
• A Kingdom, Territory, World, Region.
• Example: In the distant realm beyond my cozy abode, a delightful escape from the mundane tasks and troubles that fill my daily existence.

 

Word: Abode

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: A place of residence, a house or home.
• Example: After a long day, he returned to his sweet and peaceful Abode.

 

Word: Delightful

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Greatly Pleasing or entertaining; Charming.
• Example: We had a delightful time at the beach.

 

Word: Mundane

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Lacking interest or excitement, dull, everyday, ordinary.
• Example: The routine tasks made the job feel Mundane.

 

Word: Embarking

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: To begin a journey, venture, or a project. 
• To board a vehicle or a vessel for a journey.
• Go onboard a ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
• Example:  They are embarking on a new business venture.
• He embarked for India in 1817.

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 Word: Peer-review

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Involves a process of approval by experts before publishing.
• Evaluate professionally a colleague’s work.
• Example: I thought they went on peer-review and so on (The Subtle Knife).

 

Word: Manuscripts

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Pieces of writing that have not been published.
• Handwritten book or document, The form of literary work submitted for publication.
• Example: Samuel Johnson said, “Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.” Harrumph!

 

Word: Glaring

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Obviously very bad, Shining Intensely, Outrageously bad or Reprehensible.
• Example: “Regrets,” they apologized in turn and sat down glaring at each other (The Phantom Tollbooth).

 

Word: Carnival

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Fair, FunFair, A Traveling show, A large public entertainment with rides and games of skill.
• Example: One of my earliest childhood dreams was to be the coolest guy at any amusement park or carnival I visited.

 

Word: Awe

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: An overwhelming feeling of wonder or admiration.
• Example: It was an absolute quest. And once we got there, I was just in awe of the place.

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Word: Collaboratively

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Together with other people.
• Example: When you collaborate, you cooperate or join forces with other people.

 

Word: Clairvoyance

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Apparent power to perceive things not present to the senses.
• Example: Clairvoyance could be described as the ability to tell the future, read someone’s mind, or communicate with dead people.

 

Word: Telekinesis

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: The power to move something by thinking about it without applying any force.
• Example: We pretended the little boy who walked in with his mom had telekinesis (P.S. I Miss You).

 

Word: Anecdotal

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Consisting of short stories based on someone’s personal experience.
• Example: There is no research supporting this anecdotal approach, but there are numerous studies supporting the efficacy of sound self-help books with scientifically tested techniques to alleviate human suffering (New York TimesAug 22, 2019).

 

Word: Proponents

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: People who support something or persuade people to do something.
• Example:  You might be a proponent of a longer vacation, but your parents might be proponents of a longer year school.

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Source: Google, Webster Dictionary, https://www.vocabulary.com/

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

 

                                                                 

Word: Despite

• Parts of Speech: 
• Meaning: Although something happens or exists.
• "Despite" is a preposition that means "regardless of," "even though," or “notwithstanding.”
• Despite is used as a preposition when something happens even though something else might have prevented it.
• Example: I had a lot of fun yesterday despite the fact that the weather was quite bad.

 

Word: Condensed

• Parts of Speech: Verb
• Meaning: Simplified or Shortened. 
• When you condense something, you cut it down and trim it.
• Example: Her feelings condensed.

 

Word: Harvested

• Parts of Speech: Noun
• Meaning: Gathered (for crops in a field). The harvest is the time when you reap what you sow.
• Example: They gathered a harvest of examples.

 

Word: Spatial

• Parts of Speech: Adjective
• Meaning: Relating to the position, shape, and size of the things. 
• Spatial has to do with the distance between things.
• Example: Something to do with balance and equilibrium affecting my spatial orientation (We Are the Ants).

 

Word: “Narrow Down"

• Parts of Speech: 
• Meaning: Make a list smaller by removing things in order to develop a specific focus.
• To reduce the number of options or choices when making a decision.
• Example:  We narrowed the choices down to 10 categories.