1. Words of the Day
Week 15 Semester 1

2. Words of the Day – Week 15 Monday, November 17, 2014
Contingency
Egocentric
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a possibility
Sample Sentences: Faye thought her company might transfer her to another city. With that contingency in mind, she decided to rent a house rather than buy one.
Other forms: N/A
Pat of Speech: adjective
Definition: selfish
Sample Sentences: Denise is completely egocentric. Whatever event takes place, she thinks only of how it will affect her personally.
Other forms: egocentricity (n), egocentrism ( n.)

3. Words of the Day – Week 15 Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Exonerate
Indigenous
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: native
Sample Sentence: Kangaroos are indigenous only to Australia. They have never been found living anywhere else in the world.
Other Forms: indigenously (adv.)
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to be found not guilty
Sample Sentence: Politicians accused of illegal activities always seem to say the same thing: that they’ll be exonerated when all the facts are known.
Other Forms: exoneration (n.), exonerative ( adj.), exonerator (n.)

4. Words of the Day – Week 15 Wednesday, November 19 , 2014
Liability
Prolific
Part of speech: noun
Definition: a handicap
Sample Sentences: My shyness with strangers would be a liability in any job that involved meeting the pubic, such as sales.
Other forms: N/A
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: creating abundantly
Sample Sentences: Hayden was a prolific composer. He wrote, among many other musical works , 104 symphonies.
Other Forms: prolifically (adv.)

5. Words of the Day – Week 15 Thursday, November 20, 2014
Reinstate
Superfluous
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to put back
Sample Sentence: The college had canceled the course in folklore, but the demand was so great that the class had to be reinstated.
Other forms: reinstatement (n.)
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: unnecessary
Sample Sentence: In the phrase “rich millionaire,” the word rich is superfluous. All millionaires are rich.
Other Forms: superfluously (adv.)