Word #1
1. Erstwhile
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "There is more than the usual amount of satisfaction in receiving an honorary degree from the university that helped to form one’s erstwhile callow and ignorant mind into the thing of dubious splendor that it is today; whose professors put up with so many overdue term papers, and struggled to read one’s handwriting, of which ‘interesting’ is the best that has been said; at which one failed to learn Anglo-Saxon and somehow missed Bibliography entirely, a severe error which I trust no one present here today has committed; and at which one underwent excruciating agonies not only of soul but of body, later traced to having drunk too much coffee in the bowels of Wymilwood."
4. Former; adjective.
5. My erstwhile friends waved at me from across the room.
Word #2
1. Callow
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "There is more than the usual amount of satisfaction in receiving an honorary degree from the university that helped to form one’s erstwhile callow and ignorant mind into the thing of dubious splendor that it is today; whose professors put up with so many overdue term papers, and struggled to read one’s handwriting, of which ‘interesting’ is the best that has been said; at which one failed to learn Anglo-Saxon and somehow missed Bibliography entirely, a severe error which I trust no one present here today has committed; and at which one underwent excruciating agonies not only of soul but of body, later traced to having drunk too much coffee in the bowels of Wymilwood."
4. (Of a young person) inexperienced and immature; adjective.
5. The captain found his new greenhorn callow.
Word #3
1. Garret
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "It is also due to Victoria College, incarnated in the person of Northrop Frye, that I didn’t run away to England to become a waitress, live in a garret, write masterpieces and get tuberculosis."
4. A top-floor or attic room, especially a small dismal one (traditionally inhabited by an artist; noun.
5. He opened the door leading into his cluttered garret.
Word #4
1. Blackheads
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "I was going to have to come up with something to say,to a graduating class in 1983, year of the Ph.D. taxi driver, when young people have unemployment the way they used to have ugly blackheads; something presumably useful, wise, filled with resonance and overview, helpful, encouraging and optimistic."
4. A plug of sebum in a hair follicle, darkened by oxidation; noun.
5. He spotted blackheads under his thick hair.
Word #5
1. Convocation
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "After all, you are being launched - though ever since I experienced the process, I’ve wondered why 'convocation' is the name for it."
4. A large formal assembly of people; noun.
5. I stood before the convocation.
Word #6
1. Proximate
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "Lest you leap to indulge in Calvinistic guilt at the idea of having been the proximate cause of my discomfort, let me hasten to add that I was on a boat."
4. (Especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate.; adjective.
5. The proximate danger made me sweat and tremble.
Word #7
1. Pinstripe
2. “‘Attitude’” by Margaret Atwood, http://www.humanity.org/voices/commencements/margaret-atwood-university-toronto-speech-1983
3. "Or, for boys, Forbes or The Economist, and Improving Your Place in the Power Hierarchy by Choosing the Right Suit. (Dark blue with a faint white pinstripe, not too far apart, in case you’re interested.)"
4. A very narrow stripe in cloth, especially of the type used for formal suits; noun.
5. The pinstripe on his suit glowed in the moonlight.
Word #8
1. Intractable
2. “Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops” by Thomas Goetz, https://www.wired.com/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/
3. "They are in fact powerful tools that can help people change bad behavior patterns, even those that seem intractable."
4. Hard to control or deal with; adjective.
5. The interns proved to be intractable when I gave them their first assignment.
Word #9
1. Efficacy
2. “Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops” by Thomas Goetz, https://www.wired.com/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/
3. "He later expanded this notion into the concept of self-efficacy, which holds that the more we believe we can meet a goal, the more likely we will do so."
4. The ability to produce a desired or intended result; noun.
5. I cannot yet determine the efficacy of my plan.
Word #10
1. Fastidious
2. “Harnessing the Power of Feedback Loops” by Thomas Goetz, https://www.wired.com/2011/06/ff_feedbackloop/
3. "Health spas, athletic training centers, and self-improvement workshops all traffic in fastidiously culled data at premium rates."
4. Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail; adjective.
5. Sean’s room is always clean because he is so fastidious.
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