Daily Reads-5 (Level-2)

Reading Suggestion-1

Article Name: Lovers of Wisdom
Author Name: Lawrence Klepp
Source: The Weekly Standard
Category: Psychology

Five Words to learn from this article:

Cordon : Prevent access to or from an area or building by surrounding it with police or other guards.
Pedantry : Excessive concern with minor details and rules.
Adolescence : The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.
Miscellany : A group or collection of different items; a mixture.
Solemnity : The state or quality of being serious and dignified.

Reading Suggestion-2

Article Name: The Future of the Future
Author Name: Michael Lind
Source: The Smart Set
Category: Art, Culture & Literature

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Dystopia : An imagined place or state in which everything is unpleasant or bad, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one.
Agrarian : Relating to cultivated land or the cultivation of land.
Descend : Move or fall downwards.
Totalitarian : Relating to a system of government that is centralized and dictatorial and requires complete subservience to the state.
Disintegration : The process of losing cohesion or strength.

Reading Suggestion-3

Article Name: Give us good art, not ‘socially inclusive’ art
Author Name: Wendy Earle
Source: Spiked
Category: Art, Culture & Literature

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Five Words to learn from this article:

Dodger : A person who engages in cunning tricks or dishonest practices to evade a debt or obligation.
Pessimism : A tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen.
Enfranchise : Give the right to vote to.
Discourse : Written or spoken communication or debate.
Elitism : The belief that a society or system should be led by an elite.