List 1: Word of the Day

Sycophant(noun)

Someone who uses flattery to try to get what he/she wants from an authority figure

Pernicious(adjective)

Intending to cause harm

Ubiquitous(adjective)

Appearing everywhere

Non-Sequitur(noun)

A statement that does not show logical follow to a conversation’s flow

Diatribe(noun)

A forceful and bitter verbal attack

Tela

Distant, Far away

Metry

The process of measuring

Telemetry

The measurement (metry) and transmission of data from a distant (tela) source

Micro

Small

Poro, Por, Pori

Passageway

Micropore

A very small (micro) opening or passageway (pori)

Broncho

Windpipe or trachea

Scope

An instrument used to view/ watch/ examine

Bronchoscope

An instrument used to examine (scope) the windpipe or trachea (broncho) and bronchial tubes.

Kine, Kino

To move/ moving

Sis

Process of

Telekinesis

The alleged process of (sis) moving (kine) an object from a distance (tela) without touching it

ia

Place

Nes

island

Micronesia

A place (ia) consisting of several small (micro) islands (nes) in the South Pacific

Slipshod

Showing a lack of care or thought