Daily Reads-37 (Level-2)

Reading Suggestion-1

Article Name: The Case for Shyness
Author Name:Megan Garber
Source: The Atlantic
Category: Sociology

Five Words to learn from this article:

Embarrass: Cause (someone) to feel awkward, self-conscious, or ashamed.
Frantic: Distraught with fear, anxiety, or other emotion.
Timidity: Lack of courage or confidence.
Interloper: A person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are not wanted or are considered not to belong.
Swagger: Walk or behave in a very confident and arrogant or self-important way.

Reading Suggestion-2

Article Name:In Defense of Cultural Criticism in Trump’s America
Author Name: josephinelivingstone
Source: New Republic
Category: Art, Culture, & Literature

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Repression:The action of subduing someone or something by force.
Ecstasy:An overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement.
Discursive: Digressing from subject to subject.
Intrinsically: In an essential or natural way.
Appease: Pacify or placate (someone) by acceding to their demands.

Reading Suggestion-3

Article NameWhat is global history now?
Author Name: Jeremy Adelman
Source: Aeon
Category:History

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Hasty: Done with excessive speed or urgency; hurried.
Cadre: A small group of people specially trained for a particular purpose or profession.
Diminutive: Extremely or unusually small.
Provincialism: The application of typical elements of game playing (e.g. Point scoring, competition with others, rules of play) to other areas of activity.
Technocracy: The government or control of society or industry by an elite of technical experts.