College Writing Vocabulary Sheet

Vocabulary Words Unit 1 Name of Reading: “Shitty First Drafts” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # Rapturous Very enthusiastic, feeling great 1 Worried about possible danger 2 Wariness How does it Use it in a appear? Type sentence you sentence create word appears in. Use … to shorten if needed, you don’t have to type out the whole thing “For me and most of the other writers I know, writing is not my rapturous” “Do you think that her wariness is personal, or is she speaking for all writers in this regard?” The marathon was filled with rapturous energy. It was warriness to find out someone was stalking my uncle. Mounds A rounded pile 1 Umbrage To become annoyed at something 1 Youthful and fresh 1 Dewy There were “Some mounds of readers took books in the library. umbrage at my comparing mounds of vegetables puree with various ex-presidents ’ brains” “Some readers took umbrage at my comparing mounds of vegetables puree with various ex-presidents ’ brains” “Nor do they go about their business feeling dewy and thrilled It was an umbrage when I found out the school is online this semester. The ice cream was targeted at a dewy audience. Name of Reading: “Student Fear Factor” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # How does it Use it in a appear. Type sentence you sentence create word appears in. Use … to shorten if needed, you don’t have to type out the whole thing Harbored A secreted negative thought on one's mind 39 “I suspect that had they still harbored those shameful feelings of inadequacy, the instinct to avoid being evaluated would have prevented them from admitting their fears, perhaps even to themselves A harbored thought ran through my mind all day. Stymied Prevents one from doing something 38 “yet her confusion about the X The injury stymied the football stymied her, instead of propelling her to investigate further” player from the scholarship. Unwarranted Something that is not allowed 40 “Judged by the end-of-seme ster outcomes, the depth of fear that the interview respondent had experienced at the start of the semester was unwarranted” It is unwarranted to commit crimes. Precludes Stops from happening 41 “In particular, avoiding assessment precludes the chance of proving their academic merit” The rain precludes soccer games every winter. Eloquently When something is persuasive 34 “The ability to reframe disappointm ent and failures as The essay was eloquently spoken to the audience. fortuitous twists of fate was express most eloquently by a Latino named Carlos Name of Reading: “Challenge Personality Awareness: How to overcome challenges, achieve goals and have success in school and life” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # How does it appear . Type quote. Use … to shorten you don’t have to type out the whole thing Inevitably Unavoidable 1 “because people inevitably experience challenges when they are trying to grow and change” Merely Only that 2 a rational response goes through Use it in a sentence you create about five steps while the emotional merely goes through three steps to reach a decision. Primitive Relating to 2 The primitive part of the brain (limbic system) existed to protect prehistoric humans in the wild from mortal dangers such as lions Gratification Pleasure 3 to control impulse and delay gratification Predominant ly mostly 3 The amygdala has predominant ly been associated with processing fear-based emotions Name of Reading: “7 Laws of Consistent Success System: A Case Study Explanation” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # Brief summary 1 synopsis Essential 2 here’s a synopsis of how Sam intrinsic This law is designed to inspire intrinsic motivation through deeper selfawareness evoke elicits How does it appear . Type quote. Use … to shorten you don’t have to type out the whole thing 4 therefore elicits gratitude and opens the door for more good Use it in a sentence you create The synopsis explained it all. Her position is intrinsic to the company. She wanted to evoke her leader. things to happen Balance 5 toggle holistic Humans toggle between all 3 Challenge Personalities all the time Intimately connected 5 Makes the system more holistic We toggle different responsibiliti es The two books were insanely holistic Name of Reading: “Brainology” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # Demoralizing Causing someone to lose confidence 1 How does it appear . Type quote. Use … to shorten you don’t have to type out the whole thing because they believe that their fixed ability may not be up to the task) and it makes mistakes and failures Use it in a sentence you create What they did demoralized their opponents. demoralizing Cultivated Crippling Well educated 1 Makes a person unable to walk 2 lack 2 Emma had you can iron make a plan deficiency. of positive action that can remedy a deficiency. State that could lead to harm 3 Without it might vulnerabilitie promote a s, we will all fixed mindset be tense. with all of its vulnerabilitie s. Other students believe that intelligence is something that can be cultivated through effort and education. his is a potentially crippling belief, not only in school but also in life. deficiency vulnerabilitie s The girl in my class was cultivated with American History Jack struggles with crippling depression. Name of Reading: “The Problem With Growth Mindset” Word Definition Where does it appear - pg # How does it appear . Type quote. Use … to shorten you don’t have to type out the whole thing Supplanted replaced 1 I supplanted The notion of all the intelligence furniture in as something my room innate and fixed has been supplanted acknowledge d 1 cognitive decorated 2 festooned we can be the authors of our own cognitive capabilities. In many schools today you will see hallways festooned with motivational posters Use it in a sentence you create It is important to be cognitive of one's actions The house next door was festooned with christmas decorations