Week #12 – More New Words
Golf
Today on Sunday I played 33 points and 38 points on Saturday. Today I played at Bexley GC.
Words
prompted – (of an event or fact) cause or bring about (an action or feeling).
ecologist – An ecologist is a scientist who studies how animals and plants interact with their environment
extensive – covering or affecting a large area.
gauge – an instrument that measures and gives a visual display of the amount, level, or contents of something.
disingenuous – not candid or sincere, typically by pretending that one knows less about something than one really does.
conspicuous – clearly visible.
potentially – potentially to describe something that could happen or might be true
tamper – interfere with (something) in order to cause damage or make unauthorized alterations.
ridiculed – subject to contemptuous and dismissive language or behaviour.
problematic – constituting or presenting a problem.
consent – permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.
circumstance – a fact or condition connected with or relevant to an event or action.
Week #11 – New Songs @ Spotify
7 Years by Lukas Graham
Middle by DJ Snake
Readings
poignant – keenly distressing to the feelings: poignant regret. hearse – a vehicle for conveying a dead person to the place of burial.
botched – to spoil by poor work; bungle (often followed by up): He botched up the job thoroughly.
Week #10 – My Best Gross – 71 @ Bexley GC
Golf
Challenges
- 17th hole @ Bexley GC is my nemesis
Solutions
- Learn how to fade shot
Got 71 strokes at Bexley GC (44 stableford points). This gross is my best stroke in my life.
Jason Day – The process behind the vision: aim small, miss small https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=707368006058250241&lang=en&origin=http%3A%2F%2Farki.valdy.net%2F2016%2F03%2F08%2Fweek-9%2F&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px
Reading
physique (habit)= physical or bodily structure, appearance, or development: the physique of an athlete. diminutive (small) = tiny
revoked (deny) = to take back or withdraw; annul, cancel, or reverse; rescind or repeal: to revoke a decree.
interpreter (clarify) = to give or provide the meaning of; explain; explicate; elucidate: to interpret the hidden meaning of a parable.
slumped (collapse) = to drop or fall heavily; collapse: Suddenly she slumped to the floor. exacerbated (aggravate) = to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling,etc.); aggravate.
congested (clogged) = to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog: The subway entrance was so congested that no one could move.
infrastructure (base) = the basic, underlying framework or features of a system or organization.
Week #09 – New Words
Readings
inhumane – barbaric (adjective) not humane; lacking humanity, kindness, compassion, etc.
authorities – force
1. the power to determine, adjudicate, or otherwise settle issues ordisputes; jurisdiction; the right to control, command, or determine.
2.
a power or right delegated or given; authorization : Who has the authority to grant permission?
3.
a person or body of persons in whom authority is vested, as agovernmental agency: The housing authority provides rental assistancepayments to low-income residents. The bridges and piers are built and maintained by the Port Authority.
4.
Usually, authorities. persons having the legal power to make andenforce the law; government: They finally persuaded the authorities that they were not involved inespionage.
5.
an accepted source of information, advice, etc.: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is the leading authorityon vaccines and immunizations.
6. a quotation or citation from such a source.
7.
an expert on a subject: He is an authority on baseball
customary – accepted adjective
1. according to or depending on custom; usual; habitual.
2. of or established by custom rather than law.
3.
Law. defined by long-continued practices: the customary service due from land in a manor. opted – decide verb (used without object)
1. to make a choice; choose (usually followed by for
1st Tee @ The Coast GC
