2. Infer - verb (inference - noun) To deduce or conclude from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements

3. Do you remember Hemingway’s six word short story? For sale: baby shoes. Never worn. The reader of this infers the entire story. For sale: baby shoes. Never worn. The reader of this infers the entire story.

4. Erratic - adjective  Not even or regular in pattern or in movement  Unpredictable I don’t keep up with celebrity gossip, but when I typed the words ‘erratic behavior’ into google, this picture popped up…  Not even or regular in pattern or in movement  Unpredictable I don’t keep up with celebrity gossip, but when I typed the words ‘erratic behavior’ into google, this picture popped up…

6. Erratic can also be used in a sentence like this: We called the doctor when my neighbor’s breathing became erratic and she fainted.

7. Resolve - verb  To find a solution The bank aims to resolve problems within 30 days.  To decide firmly on a course of action She resolved to call her doctor as soon as she got home because her headache persisted.

9. Contemptuous - adjective (contemptuously - adverb; contempt - noun)  Showing scorn  Acting like a person or thing is beneath consideration or is worthless He looked at the waiter contemptuously and demanded another salad because he didn’t care for the salad dressing.  Showing scorn  Acting like a person or thing is beneath consideration or is worthless He looked at the waiter contemptuously and demanded another salad because he didn’t care for the salad dressing.

11. Defer - verb (deferral - noun)  To postpone Some colleges will allow students to defer their admission for one year. In these cases, students take a ‘gap year’ before going to college to study abroad, volunteer, or resolve a family crisis.  To postpone Some colleges will allow students to defer their admission for one year. In these cases, students take a ‘gap year’ before going to college to study abroad, volunteer, or resolve a family crisis.