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Flashcards by Charles Voth, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Charles Voth
over 5 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| babble | to talk without stopping, usually about unimportant or stupid things, sometimes done to distract oneself or others from serious situations |
| archaic | old-fashioned; this is often used by modern people to comment critically of something from the past with a negative tone. The words "vintage" or "nostalgic" have positive undertones. |
| ritualized | To make something into a system, practice, or behavior that is widely accepted by a group of people and given significance and priority; when behaviors are acted out in a ceremonial manner, they are ritualized. Common in cultural groups or religious groups. |
| cherish | to care for someone or something so much they/it is like a treasure to you. |
| utterance | An utterance is a unit of speech that provides a message that the listener(s) can understand. It is like a "sentence" in writing, but in speaking, utterances don't have punctuation, and aren't always grammatically complete. |
| rephrase | to say / write something with different words so that is better understood |
| scenario | a situation in life that feels like you are inside a movie, there is a set (climate, location, time) and there are people (characters) around you. It can also be a description of a situation you'd like others to imagine. |
| strides | long steps when walking But strides can also mean "to make progress" in good speed. |
| telegraphic | messages sent by telegraph |
| mainstream | the most current (up-to-date) way of thinking that is accepted by a majority of the population you are thinking about or living among. |
| penalized | punished by law |
| acquire | learn, grow, get, assume, develop...acquire slightly changes meaning depending on the context |
| proficient | being able to show or demonstrate a particular skill at an acceptable level. When someone is proficient they are good, but not extraordinary. |
| forehead |
top front of face
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| intervention | when someone gets involved in a situation that is difficult or involves conflict to try to fix or improve the situation. |
| motherese | talking in the manner that many mothers talk to their own young children |
| stakes | the money or other items of value that are gambled (bet) in a particular situation |
| caretaker | the person who takes care of children, or the person who takes care of a garden or exterior property. Sometimes a caretaker is a janitor, too. |
| thrilled | very excited |
| integrate | to merge into a new situation. to become part of something so that you feel the same as your environment |
| vast | huge, large |
| initiator | the person who begins something |
| seldom | not very often |
| exposure | being shown in the light being very popular in social media being watched by everyone because of the media being shown things/information that opens your mind |
| chants | to repeat a word or short phrase over and over again with low or high volume, either for religious, or political reasons, or often at sports events. |
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