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Word #10

vivacious

1 Ohio school, 4 bullied teens dead by own hand (article from Yahoo! News)

"Sladjana Vidovic, whose family had moved to northeast Ohio from Bosnia when she was a little girl, was pretty, vivacious and charming."

lively; animated; gay; adjective

After having a few conversations with Andrea, I learned that she gets especially vivacious with her hands when she talks.

Word #9

egregious

South Bay college student finds FBI tracker (news report from ABC 7 News)

"'Is it that you can just put it on any person's car and I would argue that is obviously an egregious violation of everybody's constitutional rights and should be challenged,' said Afifi's attorney Zahra Billoo."

extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant; adjective

It was not a surprise that the basketball player got ejected from the game for committing such an egregious foul.

Word #8

balk

Apple Readies Verizon iPhone (article from Wall Street Journal)

"Verizon, in those earlier discussions, balked at Apple's requirement that Verizon not allow its retail partners to sell the phone, people familiar with the discussion said at the time."

to stop, as at an obstacle, and refuse to proceed or to do something specified; verb

Johnny balked at the service's monthly fee after learning it will be raised by 50% at the end of the year.

Word #7

quell

China remains uncompromising in response to Nobel (article from Yahoo! News)

"Getting China wrong could prove troublesome as the U.S. and other powers try to quell terrorism, halt nuclear proliferation, revive growth that is flagging in much of the West and deal with other global troubles."

to suppress; put an end to; extinguish; verb

The school administration needs to find a way to quell the gang-related fights that have been happening since school started.

Word #6

trenchant

Peruvian Writer Wins Nobel Prize (article from Wall Street Journal)

"The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, announcing the 10 million kronor ($1.5 million) award in Stockholm Thursday, praised the writer 'for his cartography of structures of power and his trenchant images of the individual's resistance, revolt and defeat.'"

vigorous; effective; energetic; adjective

Bobby's message was so trenchant that it moved millions of people to donate to the cause.

Mystery Character

I am an African-American male who is approximately 6’2”.

I look like I have not aged much over the past 25 years.

Over the course of my profession, my hairstyle and facial hair have been pretty consistent.

I used to wear baggy clothes with flashy colors and a baseball cap, but my attire is now more professional with nice suits.

I am also known to have big ears.