1. Weekly Words Vocabulary for Students Definitions derived from Merriam Webster Unabridged Dictionary

2. How this will work: • One word a week, subject to appearing on an exam. • Students are invited to propose a word. • The word list will appear on my web page.

3. elite • [Noun or adjective] • the choice part • the best of a class • the socially superior part of society • a group of persons who by virtue of position or education exercise much power or influence • a member of such an elite -- usually used in plural • type providing 12 characters to the linear inch

4. medium / media • something in a middle position • a means of effecting or conveying something • plural usually media: • a channel or system of communication, information, or entertainment -- compare MASS MEDIUM • a publication or broadcast that carries advertising • [More in the dictionary!]

5. subjective • relating to ... experience or knowledge as conditioned by personal mental characteristics or states • peculiar to a particular individual : • PERSONAL <e.g.: subjectivejudgments> • modified or affected by personal views, experience, or background • Compare objective: expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations . • [Much more in the dictionary!]

6. paradigm • Pronounce: pair-uh-dime • EXAMPLE, PATTERN; especially: an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype • a philosophical or theoretical framework of any kind • [Search Wikipedia for “paradigm shift.” and go on to read some serious books on this when you can.]

7. caucus • a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy • a group of people united to promote an agreed-upon cause

8. unique • one of a kind • Never qualify unique by saying “most unique” or “very unique” or anything of the kind. Think: “most one of a kind” makes no sense.

9. monograph • a learned treatise on a small area of learning; also: a written account of a single thing • An article in a historical journal is a monograph. • Some history books are monographs.

10. novel (book) • A fictional narrative that is usually long and complex and usually deals with human experience through a connected sequence of events • The word has other definitions and uses. For example, it is an adjective meaning new and unusual.

11. Definitions derived from Merriam Webster Unabridged Dictionary