共读—— You are a Badass Day 2

1. the tail end of a heated tiebreaker
   the tail end = the final part of
   a tie-breaker is extra play at the end of a game when both teams have the same points, to decide who is the winner

2. impending: used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon

3. a hook shot 勾手投球，除了保龄球，也可以是篮球

4. loll about: to lie, sit, or hang down in a relaxed, informal, or uncontrolled way

5. excruciating means extremely painful

6. unreciprocated = not shared

7. a myriad of = a very large number of

8. latex = 乳胶

9. WASP = White Anglo-Saxon Protestants 白人盎格鲁-萨克逊新教徒，指美国精英群体及其主流文化

10. Disdain: a complete lack of respect that you show for someone or something because you think they are not important or good enough

11. a coat of arms （作为家族、大学或城市标志的）盾形纹章，盾徽

12. a bundle of joy = a baby

13. frontal lobe = 前额叶

14. highfalutin: trying to seem very important or serious, but without having a good reason for doing so and looking silly as a result

15. raking in the dough: to earn a lot of money
    the dough = money

16. plethora: a very large amount of something, especially a larger amount than you need, want, or can deal with