Lesson of the Day: ‘She Interviews Celebrities Before School. And She’s Only 11.’

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  1. self-styled
    as claimed by and for yourself often without justification
    Her haunted memories find a link to his back story, and her suspicions, in turn, are fed by Walter, a local podcaster, self-styled historian and conspiracy theorist. New York Times (Feb 25, 2020)
  2. score
    gain points in a game
    Granted, he had scored one or two small victories, but they were nothing to brag about. Redwall
    In the article "score" is used as a slang term to mean to gain access to something.
  3. spunky
    showing courage
    Her brothers were famous first; Jackson was the spunky younger sister who came after. New York Times (Jan 31, 2022)
  4. pet peeve
    an annoyance about which someone frequently complains
    One of Joe's pet peeves is people that are late, and I'd never met him, but I figured, because he's a big movie executive, you just don't want to show up late. Seattle Times (Oct 4, 2012)
  5. rapport
    a relationship of mutual understanding between people
    Though Haley felt he never really knew King, he eventually developed a unique rapport with the charismatic Malcolm X, even if they did not always see eye to eye. New York Times (Dec 17, 2021)
  6. subject
    someone who is an object of investigation
    But, some research subjects, like Ms. Konstadt, feel they have a right not to know. New York Times (Jan 21, 2022)
  7. garner
    acquire or deserve by one's efforts or actions
    When the sixth episode of “And Just Like That,” the reboot of “Sex and the City,” aired earlier this month, it garnered a lot of attention from the South Asian community. New York Times (Jan 20, 2022)
  8. catapult
    shoot forth or launch
    The song, “The Neighbors’ Daughter,” has become a giant hit, garnering more than a half- billion views of its video on YouTube alone and catapulting Mr. Shakosh to stardom. New York Times (Jan 16, 2022)
Created on Thu Feb 03 15:43:37 EST 2022 (updated Thu Feb 03 15:47:52 EST 2022)

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