Day+10

October 21, 2009 (Wed)

1. Callow (adj.) naive (esp. of young person) - The callow boy accepted a stranger's offer to give him a lift to school.

2. Fledgling (adj.) immature, inexperienced, undeveloped (n.) a young bird that just developed wing feathers - The fledgling baby struggled to learn how to walk.

3. Ingenious (adj.) clever, original, inventive - Juno's new invention clearly proves his ingenious ways of thinking. Annals: chronological record of events of successive years - I had to search through the annals of the National Basketball Association while working on my PE project on basketball. Annual: every year - Our school holds an annual marathon, where students run and adult sponsors donate money accordingly. Annul: to make or declare void or invalid, as marriage/law - The pope annulled the marriage when he realized that the woman was already married to another man.
 * //Annals vs. annual vs. annul //**

Variance (used as "at variance with") (n.) a difference between what is expected and what actually occurs Her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling.

Vim (n.) energy, vigor I was full of vim and enthusiasm for last week's social.

Battery (n.) an extensive range of things During finals, we had to take battery of tests.

Calumny (n.) an attempt to defame another’s reputation Valentine's calumny against Tom had failed because she felt guilty along the way.

Dearth (n.) a lack, scarcity The dearth of food during 1788, was one of the major reason for the French Revolution.

