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TwonewVocabularywordsoftheday!! 2/21/22   Achilles'Heel~Appreciable 1.AchillesHeel~n.Aweaknessorvulnerablepoint.An Achilles'heel isaspecificweaknessorvulnerabilitythatmightleadtofailure.Anotherwiseexcellentbasketballplayermightconsiderher Achilles'heel tobethefactthatshe'sshort.InGreekmythology,Achilleswasprotectedfromacursebybeingimmersedinmagicalwaterasababy.Hismotherheldhisheelasshedippedhim,leavingitunwashedbytheprotectivewater.HisAchilles'heelwasliterallyhisheel,theonepartofhimvulnerabletothepoisonarrowwhicheventuallykilledhim.YourAchilles'heelmightbeyourlackofupperbodystrength,yourlaziness,oryourshyness—anythingthat'saparticularweakspot.2.Appreciable~adj.Largeorimportantenoughtobenoticed.Movietheaterpopcorntastesmuchbetterthanmicrowavepopcorn.Thedifferencebetweenthemis appreciable —thatis,younoticeit.Agoodwaytoremember appreciable istothinkoftherelatedword appreciate.Youappreciatethequalityofthepopcornatthemovietheaterbecauseitissignificantlybetterthanwhatyoumakeathome.Ofcourse,appreciabledifferencesaren'talwaysappreciated.Therehasbeenanappreciableimprovementinthequalityoftelevisionsinthelast20years,butifyou'vegotanoldTV,thatisn'tmuchcomfort. 1...(a)Theirbaseseemsnearlyimpenetrable,buttheirlackofamissiledefensesystemistheirAchillesHeel. (b)Mariaisanexcellentathlete,butafteraninjuryshesufferedtwoyearsback,herrightkneehasbecomeherAchillesHeel. (c)Ihaveexcellentskillsinalmosteveryacademicsubject,butmathematicsismyAchillesHeel,andIhaveaDinit. (d)Mr.Pete'sAchillesHeel,isdefiantlyhisconstantneedforthoseChinesehugs.