Tania, Elina, and Masha: Group 3 Vocabulary Group Mrs. C's ESL 201 IVC Fall 2001

1. Tania Elina Masha’ s Eating Words
Eating Words means understanding the word we do
not understand and using it in our writing. It's like
knowing what ingredients are cooked and how they
are cooked when we eat food.

2. Deep Touching Related GRIT
Elina’s

3. RESILIENCE(N.)
Definitionition : An occurrence of rebounding or springing back
Synonyms : Resiliency
Example : He has begun to build resilience himself
after he was in deep discouragement.
Elina 1

4. APTITUDE(N.)
Definition : Inherent ability
Antonyms : Inaptitude( a lack of aptitude)
Example : The ultimate goal is to contribute to you all
in your journey to become leaders of whatever
disciplines you show
aptitude for.
Elina 2

5. RESONATE(V.)
Definition : Be received or understood
Synonyms : Come across
Example : I’d like to share with you this inherent messages
successful that made this book resonate so clearly
with all who have read it.
Elina 3

6. DISINCENTIVE(N.ADJ.)
Definition : A negative motivational influence
Synonyms : Deterrence
Antonyms : Incentive, motivator
Example : Continued failure are a disincentive to someone working hard
on a given task.
Elina 4

7. PERCOLATE(V.)
Definition : Pass through / gain or regain energy
Synonyms : filter, sink in / pick up
Example : When people do things that are given to them with autonomy,
there are wonderful, incredible ideas that are always
percolating.
Elina 5

8. Into the related word, Autonomy of Drive
Tania’
s

9. LEEWAY(N.)
Definition : Definition : a permissible difference;
allowing some freedom to move within limits
Example : The president appears willing to offer Congress,
and the immigrants, a bit of leeway.
Tania 1

10. BENEVOLENT(ADJ.)
Definition : Characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings
Synonyms : Generous / Antonyms : cruel
Example : Holding the door open for your parent
was very benevolent of you.
Tania 2

11. DELEGATE(N.V.)
Definition : N. a person designated to act for or represent another or others /
V. to give tasks or responsibilities to others
Synonyms : Entrust, assign
Example : The manager of my company will delegate many of his duties
to the new assistant manager.
Tania 3

12. UNORTHODOX(ADJ.)
Definition : Not conforming to rules, traditions, or modes of conduct
Word Family : Adv. Unorthodoxly
Example : The arrangement is unorthodox enough that it could
revolutionize the role that Super PACs play in campaigns.
Tania 4

13. LUDICROUS(ADJ.)
Definition : Absurd or incongruous to the ping
of provoking ridicule or laughter
Word Family : Ludicrously. Adv. / ludicrousness. N.
Synonyms : Larcical
Example : It’s cheesy and ludicrous and, therefore, delightful;
it’s the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
Tania 5

14. How to overcome failures from Outliers
Mahsa’s

15. ARBITRARY(ADJ.)
Definition : Decided or arranged without any reason
or plan, often unfairly. (Adj).
Word Family: Arbitrariness(n.) arbitrary(adj.) arbitrarily(adv.)
Synonyms : Random. Freewill. Whimsical. Irrational.
Example : The old method was so arbitrary and irrational.
Mahsa 1

16. ASSIMILATE(V.)
Definition : To completely understand and begin to use new ideas,
information etc. (Verb).
Synonyms : Absorb. Subsume. Integrate. Ingest.
Example : After I came to United States of America I was wondering
if I can assimilate into the society or not.
Mahsa 2

17. PRODIGY(N.)
Definition : A young person who has a great natural ability
in a subject or skill .
Synonyms : Genius. Mastermind. Boy wonder. Girl wonder. Whiz.
Example : Albert Einstein was a prodigy in Mathematic.
Mahsa 3

18. TEDIOUS(ADJ.)
Definition : Something that is tedious continues for a long time
and is not interesting.
Word Family : Tediously (adv.).
Synonyms : Boring. Dull. Ho-hum. Tire some.
Example: I think it’s a tedious work if I want to repeat
and repeat the same vocabularies in my essay.
Mahsa 4

19. MERITOCRACY(N.)
Definition : A social system that gives the greatest power
and highest social positions to people with the most ability.
Synonyms : Government or the holding of power by people selected
on the basis of their ability.
Example : Life is not fair. Sometimes there is no meritocracy
and there is nepotism.
Mahsa 5

20. Practice for Quiz I Grit
1. He has begun to build himself after he was in deep discouragement.
2. The ultimate goal is to contribute to you all in your journey to become leaders of whatever disciplines you show
for.
3. I’d like to share with you this inherent messages successful that made this book so clearly with all
who have read it.
4. Continued failure are a to someone working hard on a given task.
5. When people do things that are given to them with autonomy, there are wonderful, incredible ideas that are
always .
resilience
aptitude
resonate
disincentive
percolating

21. Practice for Quiz II
leeway
Autonomy
1. The President appears willing to offer Congress, and the immigrants, a bit of .
4. The arrangement is enough that it could revolutionize the role that Super PACs play in campaigns.
2. Holding the door open for your parent was very of you.
5. It’s cheesy and and, therefore, delightful; it’s the reading equivalent of hate-watching.
3. The manager of my company will many of his duties to the new assistant manager.
benevolent
delegate
unorthodox
ludicrous

22. Practice for Quiz III
Outliers
1. The old method was so and irrational.
2. After I came to United States of America I was wondering if I can into the society or not.
3. Albert Einstein was a in Mathematic.
4. I think it’s a work if I want to repeat and repeat the same vocabularies in my essay.
5. Life is not fair. Sometimes there is no and there is nepotism.
arbitrary
assimilate
prodigy
tedious
meritocracy

23. Tania Elina Masha’ s Eating Words
Deep
Touching
Related
GRIT
Into the related word, Autonomy
of Drive
How to overcome failures
from Outliers
The
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