Lesson of the Day: 'Tour a House Full of Black History'

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  1. artifact
    a man-made object
    “We are still scratching the surface,” said Kumar, who said he knows of thousands more looted Indian artifacts. New York Times (Feb 11, 2022)
  2. riveting
    capable of arousing and holding the attention
    Relative silence can be riveting, and these long, quiet scenes hint at the potential for other kinds of expression. Salon (Jan 26, 2022)
  3. prize
    regard highly; think much of
    Both are male spaces where conquest is prized. New York Times (Feb 1, 2022)
  4. inhabit
    live in; be a resident of
    It inhabits the Australian desert, laying eggs in puddles that form after infrequent rains. Scientific American (Feb 2, 2022)
  5. abolitionist
    a reformer who favors putting an end to slavery
    D.C. got its first statue in the Capitol, of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, in 2013. Washington Post (Feb 28, 2022)
  6. roughly
    (of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
    And he estimated that he has lost roughly 30 percent of his audience because of the mandate. New York Times (Mar 9, 2022)
  7. memento
    a reminder of past events
    Some of the shirts in the book serve as mementos of his travels and turning points in his life. New York Times (Nov 18, 2021)
  8. branch out
    vary in order to spread risk or to expand
    A handful of exRNA-focused start-ups are branching out beyond cancer diagnostics and directing their efforts to diseases of the heart and brain. Nature (Jun 16, 2020)
Created on Tue Mar 15 15:32:37 EDT 2022 (updated Tue Mar 15 15:37:32 EDT 2022)

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