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Adversary– noun

an enemy or opponent

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adversary

The word was found on December 7, 2014 on the online newspaper of the New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/07/world/middleeast/hostage-luke-somers-is-killed-in-yemen-during-rescue-attempt-american-official-says.html?ref=todayspaper. The word was found on the middle of the article “America’s Special Operations forces have played a central role in global combat missions since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the most notable being the raid into Pakistan in 2011 that killed Osama bin Laden. But the challenges of distance, weather, equipment failure, pinpoint intelligence — and unpredictable actions by the adversary — are ever-present.”

The word was used in the sentence to show to describe as the enemy. The word adversary is used as enemy to show the situation presented.

Pedestrian– adjective

not interesting or unusual

relating to or designed for people who are walking

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pedestrian

The word was found on December 4, 2014 on the online New York Times. The word is located on the middle of the newspaper  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/the-4-billion-train-station-at-the-world-trade-center.html?_r=1. The word is seen in the start of the sentence “Planners envisioned an east-west underground pedestrian network radiating from two new aboveground landmarks: the Fulton Center, which opened in November and was built by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the trade center hub.”

The word pedestrian used in the sentence describes the location and how the planners view the landmark.

Prioritize-Verb

to organize (things) so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first

to make (something) the most important thing in a group

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prioritize

The word was found in the online newspaper on the New York Times on December 4, 2014.  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/the-4-billion-train-station-at-the-world-trade-center.html?_r=1. The word is used in the fifth paragraph ““We would not today prioritize spending $3.7 billion on the transit hub over other significant infrastructure needs,” Patrick J. Foye, the authority’s executive director, said in October.”

The word is being used in the sentence to describe the amount of money spend on and what was important. The word describes the importance of  how much money it was spend on.

Ignominious– adjective

causing disgrace or shame

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ignominious

The word was found on December 4,2014 while reading an online newspaper in the  http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/the-4-billion-train-station-at-the-world-trade-center.html?_r=0 The word is found in the second paragraph at the beginning of the article “Its colossal avian presence may yet guarantee the hub a place in the pantheon of civic design in New York. But it cannot escape another, more ignominious distinction as one of the most expensive and most delayed train stations ever built.”

While reading the newspaper, I didn’t understand how the word was being used. After looking up the word, ignominious is being used as shame. The word was used in the paragraph to describe the shame since its near the train station that’s always delayed.

Sinuously– adverb

Definition:having many twists and turns

moving and bending in a smooth and attractive way

of a serpentine or wavy form

marked by strong lithe movements

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sinuous

The word was found in the New York Times Online Newspaper on Tuesday December 2,2014. The word is used in the first paragraph http://www.nytimes.com/2014/12/03/nyregion/the-4-billion-train-station-at-the-world-trade-center.html?_r=0. The word is found in the start “With its long steel wings poised sinuously above the National September 11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan, the World Trade Center Transportation Hub has finally assumed its full astonishing form, more than a decade after it was conceived.”

The word is being used as more marked by strong lithe movements, in the reading the sentence describes the memory of 9/11. The word is being used in the sentence as a way to describes a strong appearance it represents.