Part of Speech: Adj.
Definition: Unexpected
Source: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unheralded
Encountered: In the article “City Limits” by Colson Whitehead. “There are unheralded tipping points, a certain number of times that we will unlock the front door of an apartment.”
Understanding: I understand his point with you will never know when is the last time you will do something
Parliament: group of people who are responsible for making the laws
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parliament
‘ A member of Parliament put her object in writing’
One of the members went against the writing about English uses.
Part of speech: Noun
Definition: a written communication
Source: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/missive
Meaning: I encountered this word while reading lucy
“Amid the news, anecdotes, and political and cultural observations that Lucy somehow managed to pack into these daily missives”
I think it means daily letter in this situation because that the word which fits in this index.
Resource: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fluster
I encountered this word while reading jennifer egan where she says she often use to stay flustered. Now that i know what fluster means I think that she meant she was always confused while reading the letters.
noun
Definition: a fear of being in closed or small spaces; an unhappy or uncomfortable feeling caused by being in a situation that limits or restricts you.
www.merriam-webster.com
In a book of psychology, which I came across, I researched the symptoms and causes of claustrophobia.
I wanted to know more in-depth about how this condition starts, what it limits in a person’s life, who suffers from it and what steps could be taken in order to reduce it.
Part of Speech-Noun
Definition-Someone or something that is getting started in a new activity
Source–http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fledgling
Encountering of Word-I read “Federalists and Republicans threatened the very existence of the fledgling american republic”
Understanding-I now understand that the author was using this word to describe how the United States was practically new and these government parties were already threatening its existence.
noun
Definition: a substance that is similar to a gas but that can carry electricity
Plasma is considered by many to be the fifth element because of its similarity to fire, gas and in some cases, water, which is why many didn’t see it as its own individual identity until we run into it more and more and study it in detail in space. Plasma also has the unique ability to conduct and store electricity. Which is why most likely in all Sci-Fi shows they are using plasma instead of a laser due to it dispersing on impact and shocking the victim. Unlike lasers that at this point in time can not do so and also didn’t fire like a bolt.
They should help many people understand the science behind Sci-Fi better.
Part of Speech-Noun
Definition– The act of saying something in a public, official, or definite way
Source–http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/proclamation
Encountering of Word-Abraham Lincoln set forth the Emancipation Proclamation during the Civil War and i always knew what emancipation meant but never proclamation.
Understanding-Now i understand that this document was Abraham Lincoln publicly emancipating the slaves from the crucial act of slavery.
Part of Speech-Geographical Name
Definition-hypothetical land area believed to have once connected nearly all of the earth’s landmasses together
Source–http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pangaea
Encountering of Word-In history class, i heard this word being mention for the first time as i learned that this is where many people believed that history began.
Understanding-I know understand that this was basically an area and time in which all of the continents were once connected into one grand continent.
Part of Speech-Noun
Definition-a genus of the family Equidae that comprises the horses, asses, zebras, and related recent and extinct mammals
Source–http://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/equus?show=0&t=1387334176
Encountering of Word-I was beginning to read a book by the name of “Equus” and i did not know the meaning of this tittle.
Understanding-I know see that this meaning of the word goes hand in hand with what the book is about, which is horses.
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