New Words Week Eight
by Dana Heyes
1. Sesquipedalian
1.1. Characterised by long words; long winded
1.2. "Miss Heyes talks in Sesquipedalian phrases"
2. Ultracrepidarian
2.1. Someone who is presumptuous and offers advice or opinions beyond one's sphere of knowledge
2.2. "Xavier was and ultracrepidarian about video games"
3. Inevitable
3.1. Certain to happen; unavoidable
3.2. "Miss Heyes loving Taylor Swift was inevitable"
4. Radioactive
4.1. When an object gives off a certain kind of energy (sun or an x-ray machine)
4.2. "Ky shouldn't touch the crater as it was radioactive"
5. Education
5.1. The process of receiving or giving systematic instruction
5.2. "Miss Heyes cares about 8D and their English education"
6. Enthral
6.1. Capture the facinated attention of.
6.2. "Evana was enthralled in the story Jennifer was telling"
7. Cardiopulmonary
7.1. Relating to the heart and the lungs
7.2. "Noa was able to preform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on Jye"
8. Schematics
8.1. Relating to, or a forming a scheme, plan or diagram
8.2. "Cornell Notes are used across all schematic classes"
9. Recalcitrant
9.1. Having an obstinately uncooperative attitutde towards authority or discipline
9.2. "8D was a class of Recalcitrants when Miss Heyes told them about the oral presentation"
10. Juxtaposition
10.1. Placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
10.2. "Aurelia was explaining the juxtaposition of night and day to Erikha"
11. Quizzically
11.1. Doing something in a way that seems to ask a question
11.2. "Osman looked at Miss Heyes quizzically as she explained what a contention is"