Vocabulary (Week 3 of 6)

Affinity

soure sentence: "On one hand, I guess it should have been obvious, given Dan Snyder's affinity for buying any shiny new item out there on the market."

context clues: "buying", "shiny", "market", "new"

defeniition: a natural liking for or attraction to a person, thing, idea, etc.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/affinity?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My girlfriend is always buying things, she has an affinity for picking the expensive stuff."

Stymied

source sentence: "Stephens, who has major knockout power was stymied from the get-go."

context clues: "power", "get-go", "major"

definition:-verb-to hinder, block, or thwart.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/stymied?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "My debate with a colleague of mine went nowhere, she stymied my points within a few seconds and left me speechless."

Bronchial

source sentence: "It's still not known if or when Sheppard will return from a bronchial infection that kept him out of the booth for the entire 2008 season and will prevent him from announcing the opener at the new Yankee Stadium later this month."

context clues: "infection", "kept/out", "prevent"

definition: Anatomy. pertaining to the bronchia or bronchi.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/bronchial?qsrc=2888

original sentence: "Martha has a bronchial infection, but I thinnk she will be fine."