LessonTwoWorkYourWayThroughCollege1.menial:menialworkisboring,needsnoskill,andisnotimportant----amenialjob----Shedidmenialtasksaboutthehouse.2.remunerative:makingalotofmoney3.flabby:1)havingunattractivesoftloosefleshratherthanstrongmuscles----aflabbystomach2)usedtodescribesomethingthatisweakornoteffectiveￚoppositepowerful---intellectuallyflabbyarguments----Theband’sperformancewastiredandflabby.4.prodigious:verylargeorgreatinasurprisingorimpressivewayprodigiousamounts/quantitiesofsomething----Somegalaxiesseemtoreleaseprodigiousamountsofenergy.----theartist'sprodigiousoutput5.waive:tostateofficiallythataright,ruleetccanbeignored----Shewaivedherrighttoalawyer.6.bosh:somethingthatyouthinkissilly,notgood,ornottrue7.contribution:somethingthatyougiveordoinordertohelpsomethingbesuccessfulcontributionto/towards---EinsteinwasawardedtheNobelPrizeforhiscontributiontoQuantumTheory.---Theschoolseesitsjobaspreparingstudentstomakeacontributiontosociety.significant/substantial/valuableetccontribution----Wolkomadeoutstandingcontributionstochildren'smedicine.8.epitome:thebestpossibleexampleofsomething9.contemporary:someonewholivedorwasinaparticularplaceatthesametimeassomeoneelsesomebody'scontemporaries-----OswaldwasmuchadmiredbyhiscontemporariesattheAcademy.10.sift:siftthrough:toexamineinformation,documentsetccarefullyinordertofindsomethingoutordecidewhatisimportantandwhatisnot---Policearesiftingthroughtheevidenceinthehopeoffindingmoreclues.siftsomething↔outphrasalverbtoseparatesomethingfromotherthingssiftsomething↔outfrom----It'shardtosiftoutthetruthfromtheliesinthiscase.11.happenstance:chance,orsomethingthathappensbychance12.vestige:1)asmallpartoramountofsomethingthatremainswhenmostofitnolongerexistsￚsynonymtracevestigeof---Thenewlawremovedthelastvestigesofroyalpower.2)thesmallestpossibleamountofaqualityorfeelingvestigeof---There'snotavestigeoftruthinthestory.13.opticalillusion:apictureorimagethattricksyoureyesandmakesyouseesomethingtha