120 Words Every 11th Grader Should Know: List 1

“They approach people on the streets, they accost people at entrances to polling stations.” Seattle Times (Aug 9, 2020)

The time of action is upon us, but I remain ambivalent as to what action I should take. Challenger Deep

The room she so seldom left was austere; had the bed been made, a visitor might have thought it permanently unoccupied. In Cold Blood

To that end, the brevity of a short 10-week session ending by mid-March may prove a blessing. Washington Times (Dec 30, 2017)

Those who dared to speak about it faced threats and censure. Washington Post (May 28, 2021)

The historians and the scientists at Cambridge shared a common education: Latin was a compulsory entrance requirement. The Invention of Science

But, she adds, “I don’t believe in being didactic. I’m not trying to teach anybody any lessons.” Los Angeles Times (Aug 19, 2016)

But let us return to the point we digressed from. The Prince

I would like to believe that the primary objective of a cartoon is to elicit a chuckle or possibly an out-and-out laugh. Washington Post (Oct 10, 2021)

The state party has long been unsettled by rivalries between moderate and conservative factions. Seattle Times (Sep 23, 2021)

“Their alleged scheme has been disrupted and they will have to answer for their flagrant violations of law,” Ms. Strauss said. New York Times (Oct 7, 2021)

The happy-go-lucky Anne laughs, gives a flippant reply, shrugs her shoulders and pretends she doesn’t give a darn. The Diary of a Young Girl

He said all of that without any inflection, without any sincerity, without any meaning. Anger Is a Gift

“They are environmentally friendly, they are efficient, and they are a more sustainable way to travel around cities, but that does not mean that the person traveling on that vehicle is laudable, good, or praiseworthy.” The Verge (Jun 12, 2020)

He claimed they "completely misrepresented what I said, to my great personal embarrassment and causing me considerable professional mortification". The Guardian (Nov 29, 2012)

Her last words ripped out of her in a wail, plaintive and piercing. When the Sea Turned to Silver

He was asserting his traditional prerogative as a chief and was challenging the authority of the magistrate. Long Walk to Freedom

Instead, he opened his arms and the two men said goodbye in a tight knot, free at last of the hatred and rancor that had poisoned their lives for so many years. The House of the Spirits: A Novel

They believe in satiating their greed by controlling and owning everything. New York Times (Mar 26, 2018)

She discovered she had an excellent memory for important information and a knack for separating the essential from the superfluous. The Best of Enemies