Day 1
ACCUSATION
(noun): a charge or claim that someone has done something illegal or wrong
CONTROVERSY
(noun): a lot of disagreement or an argument over something
ORNATE
(adj.): made into a complex shape or decorated with elaborate patterns
IGNORANCE
(noun): a lack of knowledge or education
PROCTOR
(noun): a person who monitors students during an exam
BORICUA/BORICUO
(noun): a person from Puerto Rico by birth or descent
BIGOTED
(adj.): being devoted or committed to an opinion or practice; especially toward the hatred of a particular group (i.e. a racial or ethnic group)
PINCUSHION
(noun): a person who feels like they are being jabbed by harsh words or actions of others
SUBSIDING
(adj.): becoming less intense, violent, or severe
ESOPHAGUS
(noun): a part of the body that connects the throat to the stomach
BROOKLYN
(noun): a borough (town) in New York City, specifically a part of Long Island
INCARCERATED
(verb): to keep someone in jail or prison
SUPERSTITION
(noun): a belief or behavior based on being fearful of the unknown or magic and luck
MAKESHIFT
(adj.): serving as a temporary substitute; sufficient for the time being
CALCULUS
(noun): a field of math that focuses on studying change
EQUATE
(verb): to think of one thing as the same or equal to another
GUAGE
(verb): to estimate the size, intensity, or amount of something