9/8 - Monday

insightful; discerning; perspicaciousvery perceptive; astute; penetrating

In Star Wars; The Phantom Menace, Yoda is perspicacious when he perceives that young Anakin Shywalker has a dark side that could transform him into the villainous Darth Vader.

 

9/9 – Tuesday

laud; extol; acclaim – to praise

“Everwood” is lauded by many as one of the top television shows.

 

9/10 – Wednesday

brusque; curt – blunt in manner or speech, often to the point of being rude

On the show “The Apprentice”, Donald Trump is curt and even brusque when he tells each week’s losing apprentice, “YOU’RE FIRED!”

 

9/11 – Thursday

stalwart – a loyal follower or adherent

A stalwart shows great loyalty. The Trojan armies were stalwart supporters of Prince Hector in Troy. But many female viewers preferred to be stalwart supporters of the Greek hero Achilles (Brad Pitt)!

 

9/12 – Friday

connoisseur – an expert; authority

In the movie Legally Blonde, Elle is a connoisseur of high fashion.

 

 

9/15 – Monday

sage – a person who is known for his/her wisdom; a wise person

In Star Wars Yoda is a perspicacious sage who is known for his wisdom.

 

9/16 – Tuesday

anarchist – a person who opposes laws and government

An anarchist therefore opposes order. Sacco and Vanzetti were two very famous anarchists who were executed because of their alleged terrorist acts.

 

9/17 – Wednesday

prodigy – a person with great talent; a young genius

Prince, Doogie Howser MD and U.S. swimming sensation Michael Phelps are all prodigies. Several of the fifth graders in the School of Rock were musical prodigies.

 

9/18 – Thursday

itinerant; vagabond – both are people who wander

Do you remember these lyrics from The Lion King?

 

And can you feel the love tonight?

It is where we are

It’s enough for this wide-eyed wanderer

That we got this far

 

And can you feel the love tonight

How it’s laid to rest?

It’s enough to make kings and vagabonds

Believe the very best

 

9/19 – Friday

automaton – a person who is devoid of feeling or acts in a mechanical way

Many of the Nazis who committed genocide during the Holocaust behaved like unthinking automatons.