Chris Sale's Postgame Vocab Challenge

Deadspin reports this week White Sox pitcher Chris Sale's weekly vocabulary challenge: "After nearly every start this season, White Sox pitcher Chris Sale has met a specific objective: Incorporate a predetermined word into his postgame conference. Team video coordinator Bryan Johnson picks the words for Sale. The pitcher can't simply blurt out the word; he needs to use it correctly in a sentence."

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  1. juxtapose
    place side by side
    But his most common gambit was to juxtapose a drummer’s focused face and blurred hand, suggesting both mental concentration and physical commotion. Washington Post
  2. consternation
    sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
    A realignment of bus routes to feed the rail stations caused the most consternation, but the confusion should settle with time, officials said. Washington Post
  3. ameliorate
    make better
    "Tonight's outing, for me, really just ameliorated any concerns I had with my arm."
    --Chris Sale, postgame conference, May 22, 2014
  4. acquiesce
    agree or express agreement
    Mr. Jobs hated the idea of sharing the iPod with Windows, but he eventually acquiesced to his lieutenants. New York Times (Aug 10, 2014)
  5. capitulate
    surrender under agreed conditions
    "We just never capitulate. We're always fighting."
    --Chris Sale, postgame conference, June 1, 2014
  6. nascence
    the event of being born
    But its nascence follows a pattern: Revolutions in science tend to come from completely unexpected places. Slate (Nov 24, 2011)
  7. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
    He's already been ruminating on why so many rats are surfacing all over New York. Los Angeles Times (Aug 11, 2014)
  8. repudiate
    refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid
    The president himself has publicly repudiated the use of torture many times.  MSNBC (Aug 4, 2014)
  9. antithetical
    sharply contrasted in character or purpose
    Such tours can seem antithetical to the freedom and individualism associated with road trips. Slate (Jul 2, 2014)
  10. dichotomy
    a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses
    Eek exemplifies an uncomfortable mashup of state education standards and the traditions of subsistence living; a dichotomy that exists in many native communities today. Forbes (Jul 29, 2014)
  11. cacophony
    loud confusing disagreeable sounds
    Over the course of an hour, the sound coming from the speakers is a cacophony of experimental noise. Washington Post
  12. adjudicate
    hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of
    All that does is keep kids from learning how to adjudicate conflicts on their own. US News (Jul 25, 2014)
  13. ubiquitous
    being present everywhere at once
    "The desire to win is ubiquitous in this clubhouse."
    --Chris Sale, postgame conference, July 21, 2014
  14. voracious
    devouring or craving food in great quantities
    It was attracted to Harlequin, in part, because it reaches an audience of voracious readers. Los Angeles Times (Aug 1, 2014)
  15. prescience
    the power to foresee the future
    When it turned out they were right, they could applaud themselves for their prescience. Time (Jun 4, 2014)
  16. amalgamation
    the combination of two or more commercial companies
    It is an amalgamation of dance, track, and chess. Time (May 23, 2014)
Created on Wed Aug 13 09:35:20 EDT 2014 (updated Wed Aug 13 10:03:10 EDT 2014)

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