Weekly vocabulary March 21, March 29, April 4

1. Word / Phrase: "Venture"(verb)

Meaning: It's when you try to do something and you're not sure what the outcome will be.

Context: found in a program called Venture Program(it's a summer program)

2. Word / Phrase: "Enrichment Program"(noun)

Meaning: It's a program that makes you a well rounded person.

Context: Summer Program also called "Access to Education"

3. Word / Phrase: "Compile"(verb)

Meaning: to gather things,organize, put things together...

Context: I compiled the New paltz reflections

4. Word / Phrase: "The Media Advisory"(noun)

Meaning: It's a notice on the upcoming events. The Media Advisory should always include questions using the five Ws(who, what, where, when, why)

Context: My internship coordinator talked to me about it.

5. Word / Phrase: "Media Alliance"(noun)

Meaning: It's the association of ethnic and community publication.

Context: It's the name of my new internship site. The full name is New York Community Media Alliance(formerly known as IPA-NY)

6. Word / Phrase: "Proficiency"(noun)

Meaning: The state of being proficient; skill or expertness

Context: Mr Andrew's word(language proficiency)

7. Word / Phrase: "Prion"(noun)

Meaning: It's a protein found in nerve cells of mammals.

Context: Science Class

8. Word / Phrase: "Fastidious"(adj)

Meaning: Paying attention to details

Context: SAT Vocabulary

9. Word / Phrase: "Profilic"(adj)

Meaning: Producing a lot of things

Context: SAT Vocabulary

10. Word / Phrase: "Indigenous"(adj)

Meaning: Native

Context: SAT Vocabulary

11. Word / Phrase: "Vindicated"(adj)

Meaning: Justified

Context: SAT Vocabulary

12. Word / Phrase: "Shattered"(adj)

Meaning: Stopped, broken

Context: SAT Vocabulary

13. Word / Phrase: "flagrant"(adj)

Meaning: Very obvious

Context: SAT Vocabulary

14. Word / Phrase: "Cursory"(adj)

Meaning: Quick

Context: SAT Vocabulary

15. Word / Phrase: "To censur"(verb)

Meaning: To punish or blame

Context: SAT Vocabulary

16. Word / Phrase: "Lavish"(adj)

Meaning: Extravagant,can also mean important

Context:SAT Vocabulary

17. Word / Phrase: " To detract"(verb)

Meaning: To take away a part, as from a value,or reputation

Context: SAT Vocabulary

18. Word / Phrase: "Rezone"(verb)

Meaning: to reclassify (a property, neighborhood, etc.) as belonging to a different zone or being subject to different zoning restrictions.

Context: I saw it on my mentor's computer

19. Word / Phrase: "Philanthropist"(noun)

Meaning: A person who does good for others

Context: SAT Vocabulary

20. Word / Phrase: "Unobtrusively"(adj)

Meaning: It means that it takes a while to notice it

Context: Found in the "Raisin and the Sun" book