Non Fiction Project (1,1.5,2)

Vocab for Non Fiction Project

Grueling: very strict, tiring and demanding (a grueling schedule)

-          Secret Service agent John Adams recalls President Nixon to be very strict with all his staff, not only the agents. (Grueling)

Conundrum: a difficult question, confusing

-          He always tried to puzzle us when driving, I recall because he used to call his questions a confusion. (conundrum)

Adulation: obsessive admiration

-          Agents recalled Ford to be very troubling, since his obsession was collecting guns, carrying them would be a pain. (adulation)

Notoriety: Fame for a bad thing, known for doing something bad

-          His bad fame was for all his visits to the Hilton, non with his wife. (notoriety)

Exploit: make full use of a resource

-          When his wife wasn’t in town, he would abuse of his bathtub with ten girls at once. (exploit)

Dullard: a slow or stupid person

-          The press always considered Ford a slow person and klutz, never taking his power seriously. (dullard)

Klutz: clumsy and stupid person

-          The press always considered Ford a dullard and stupid person, never taking his power seriously. (klutz)

Frenzy: wild excitement

-          Hart always had excitement when we were driving to his summer house, especially when he was alone. (Frenzy)

Wags: non permanent workers

-          Now, because Flagstone replaces the pebbles, interns in the press room call it stone hedge. (wags)

Larceny: fraud of ownership

-          During the administration of George H. W. Bush, a man who was wanted for grand fraud tried to enter the white house with a friend of Bush´s. (larceny)

Pathogens: disease producing organism

-          Each year, TSD screens nearly a million pieces of mail sent to the White House for disease and other biological threats. (pathogens)

Brandishing: to shake or wave

-          On December 20, Marcelino Corniel dashed across Pennsylvania avenue toward the White House waving a knife. (brandishing)

Pounced: swoop down quickly and act

-          Every assassin has acted when a president is more vulnerable, outside the White House. (pounced)

Cursory: going quickly over something, no detail

-          In contrast to the overlook given to Kennedy´s planned Dallas parade route, secret service now creates a three dimensional model of buildings in route so they know what to expect and from where. (cursory)

Ruses: a trick

-          As president, Carter engaged with more lies involving his luggage. (ruses)

Grate: a type of tube

-          One day, Carter noticed water gushing out a tube outside of the White House. (grate)

        Flange: a ring of a shaft

-          Which bolt ties to which ring? (flange)

Hollering: cry loudly

-          “I have a note to deliver to the president. I don’t want him screaming at me” (hollering)

Relish: enjoy the taste of something

-          Palmer says Carter seemed to enjoy his power. (relish)

Secluded: enclosed from outside, general activity

-          In Washington, the secret service tried to find isolated routes so that Carter could run. (secluded)

Thwarted: to cross from someone reaching a goal, stopping their success

-          As with most interrupted plots against protectees, this one never appeared in the press. (thwarted)

Exigent: asking for immediate action or aid

-          You are allowed to do that in demanding circumstances in protection because its so immediate. (exigent)

Hypervigilant: extremely aware

-          “You have to be awake” (hypervigilant)

Personable: a nice and happy person

-          He was just a nice man in person. (personable)