Reading New Words in Context lesson 3

Anagram

n. a word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by changing the order of the letters

Goad

anything that drives or urges

Non Committal

not committing to a course of action

Assertion

the act of declaring something; a claim

Quixotic

impractically idealistic

Coherent

logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed

Fulminate

to talk or argue violently

Proboscis

the long snout of an animal

inexplicable

impossible to explain

surmise

to guess on little evidence

climatic

the most intense part of a story or event

fidelity

loyalty; faithfulness; accuracy

anecdote

brief, entertaining account of an interesting incident

staunch

loyal, steadfast; strong or solid; watertight or to check the flow of

prodigies

a person with extraordinary talents,especially a highly gifted child

forte

something that someone does very well

epilogues

a short concluding section at the end of a play

stigma

a mark of shame

hypochondriac

a person suffering from abnormal anxiety

extemporaneous

performed with little or no preparation; unrehearsed