Daily Reading: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People (day 9)

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Today’s Vocabulary

• precedence

  • Meaning: The condition of being considered more important than something else; priority.
  • Sentence: In the workplace, safety measures should take precedence over other tasks.

• quadrant

  • Meaning: A quarter of a circle; an area or region with defined boundaries.
  • Sentence: The city was divided into quadrants to facilitate navigation and organization.

• pounding

  • Meaning: The act of striking repeatedly with force; a continuous, heavy beating or thumping.
  • Sentence: The pounding of the waves against the shore could be heard throughout the night.

• preventively

  • Meaning: In a manner intended to hinder or stop something from happening.
  • Sentence: The vaccine was administered preventively to protect individuals from the impending flu season.

• unanimous

  • Meaning: In complete agreement or harmony; having the agreement of all.
  • Sentence: The decision to renovate the common area was unanimous among the residents.

• contend

  • Meaning: To compete or strive in a rivalry or against difficulties; to assert or maintain a position.
  • Sentence: The athletes had to contend with challenging weather conditions during the marathon.

• jargon

  • Meaning: Specialized language or terminology used by a particular group, profession, or activity.
  • Sentence: The IT professionals communicated using technical jargon that was unfamiliar to the average person.

• strain

  • Meaning: To exert effort or force; to stretch or pull something to the limit.
  • Sentence: Lifting heavy boxes without proper technique can strain your back muscles.

• precede

  • Meaning: To come before in time, order, or rank.
  • Sentence: The appetizers will precede the main course in tonight’s dinner menu.

• coherence

  • Meaning: The quality of being logical, orderly, and consistent; the state of forming a unified whole.
  • Sentence: The professor emphasized the importance of coherence in academic writing to convey ideas effectively.

• conjunction

  • Meaning: The action or an instance of two or more events or things occurring at the same point in time; a combining or connecting word.
  • Sentence: The conjunction of the planets in the night sky was a rare celestial event.

• dichotomy

  • Meaning: A division or contrast between two things that are or are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
  • Sentence: The novel explored the dichotomy between tradition and progress in a rapidly changing society.

• omniscient

  • Meaning: Having complete or unlimited knowledge; knowing everything.
  • Sentence: The narrator in the story seemed omniscient, providing insights into the thoughts and feelings of all the characters.