Identify five words from the reading selection that were unfamiliar to you. Look up their meanings if you haven’t already done so. Create a vocabulary table that includes the meaning and other forms (parts of speech) of those words. ANSWER:

Word Meaning Other Parts of Speech

neurasthenic (adj) having neurasthenia; a condition of neurasthenic (n);
being exhausted or fatigued neurasthenia (n)

mince (v) 1. to take small steps mincer (n);
2. to finely cut or grind food mincing (adj)

precarious (adj) unsteady; dependent on circumstances precariously (adv)

attune (v) to be harmonious with, to make aware or alert attunement (n)

denouement (n) the result of a sequence of events; the final part --

(table)

WORD                             MEANING                      OTHER PARTS OF SPEECH

neurasthenic (adj)      having neurasthenia;        neurasthenic (n);

                                    a condition of being          neurasthenia (n)

                                    exhausted or fatigued

mince (v)                      to take small steps             mincer (n);

                                to finely cut or grind food      mincing (adj)

precarious (adj)      unsteady; dependent         precariously (adv)

                                    on circumstances

attune (v)              to be harmonious with,       attunement (n)

                                    to make aware or alert

denouement (n)      the result of a sequence        --

                                    of events; the final part

Explanation:

From PLATO

*meditation

*music

*reading

*playing games

*going out to eat