Steve Jobs Commencement Address

vocabulary

Graduation; from a high school or university.

Commencement

Gave in; yielded.

Relented

Innocently and unwisely.

Naively

Producing fancy handwritten lettering with a pen or brush.

Calligraphy

The style and appearance of printed matter; the art of arranging.

Typography

Good or bad luck, seen as resulting from one’s actions.

Karma

To differ; move away from each other, opposite directions

Diverge

A person who sets up a business, taking on financial risks to make profit.

Entrepreneur

A revival or renewed interest in something.

Renaissance

A large gland behind the stomach that aids in digestion.

Pancreas

An examination of body tissue to discover the presence or cause of disease.

Biopsy

An instrument used to give a view of the body’s internal parts.

Endoscope

A principal or idea presented by an authority as unarguably true.

Dogma

The ability to understand something immediately and instinctively.

Intuition

Aiming or hoping for perfection, sometimes unrealistically.

Idealistic