Category: Glossary

noun

anger caused by something that is unfair or wrong

(Source: Merriam-Webster)

I came across this word in The Boston’s Photograph by Nora Ephron. It is found in the sentence, “In this case, of course, the objections were all dressed up and cleverly disguised as righteous indignation about the privacy of death.” I think what this sentence is saying is that the objections were just hidden as anger about the privacy of death.

adjective

fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing.

Source: Google Definition 

This word was encounter while I was reading the article Lecture Me. Really. where it says “Note-taking should be just as eloquent as speaking.” I think this means taking notes should be like fluent speaking. And now I understand Eloquent means fast and fluent writing or speaking.

noun

hard, menial, or dull work.

Source: Google Definition 

This word was encounter while I was reading the article Lecture Me. Really. where it says “aspect of a lecture course often regarded as drudgery.” Now I understand that this word in the text means, a lecture course is a hard and boring work.

adjective

slow and clumsy because of great weight.

Source: Google Definition

This word was encounter while I was reading the article Lecture Me. Really. Where it says “When any reading assignment longer than a Facebook post seems ponderous.” Now I understand this word in the text means any reading is longer than a facebook post, people will be so tired to read about it.

Adjective

a peculiarity of constitution or temperament :  an individualizing characteristic or quality

(Merriam Webster)

I first heard this word while listening to a collider heroes video on YouTube where Max Landis writer of the new comic book series Superman: American Alien describes his version of Superman as idiosyncratic.