Prototypical
"But without a doubt the depiction that made the war the stuff of popular American culture was the weekly television series "Combat," which ran every week on primetime from 1962 to 1967, and starred the irrepressible Vic Morrow, whose image comes to mind whenever those of us in our sixties think of a prototypical World War II combat soldier."

Piecing Together a U.S. Marine's WWII History (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-louis-gates-jr/piecing-together-a-us-mar_b_5861766.html)

Inference
A prototype
The prototypical device was defective.


Transcended 
"These photos transcended the nostalgia and legend of the World War II soldier and became a tangible reality of those spared and of those lost." Piecing Together a U.S. Marine's WWII History (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-louis-gates-jr/piecing-together-a-us-mar_b_5861766.html)

Inference
to surpass a goal
I want to transcend my goals.

Intricate
"Military service records can be a remarkably rich source of information, full of intricate insights and surprising details about the life of your own veteran relative."
" Piecing Together a U.S. Marine's WWII History (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/henry-louis-gates-jr/piecing-together-a-us-mar_b_5861766.html)
Inference
Hard to understand
Sometime my math is intricate.

Anthropologist

"Back in 1959, Anthropologist Edward T. Hall labeled these expressive human attributes "the Silent Language."
Why Gen-Y Johnny can't read nonverbal cues.
Inference
Anthropologist someone who studies physical human behavior the study of humans.
I want to be an anthropologist.

Juxtaposition
"Facial expressions and stock mannerisms function "in juxtaposition to words"
Why Gen-Y Johnny can't read nonverbal cues.
Inference
Something that means the same thing.

Acculturation
"is acquired through acculturation, not schooling"
Why Gen-Y Johnny can't read nonverbal cues.
Definition
The process of adopting a culture.