Writing Off Reading

From the Washington Post: Writing Off Reading

"A" students don't know what used to be considered standard vocabulary. I admit, there is one word the author picks out where the meaning I would first associate with it is not the one the author is considering (pith), but I know all these words.

Reminds me of when a friend of mine, who had graduated from a top university, with good grades, and who WAS a reader, did not know what the word 'deign' meant.

I feel so out of place.