Unit 1 Flashcards

(29 cards)

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Stereotypes

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over simphfied idea or believe

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Consciously (un)

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being aware of what you are doing.

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Sophisticated

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having a lot of knowledge or experience; advanced or cimplex.

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4
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Absorb

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to take in or soak up (liquid, heat, information, etc.)

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5
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Mass media

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all the diffrent ways of communicating information to a larg number of people ( TV, radio, Newspaper, internet.)

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6
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Conflict

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A situation where people, ideas, or interests are in strong disagreement.

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Voluptuos

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Having a full, attractive body shape.

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8
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Personification

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When something non-human is shown as having human qualities

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9
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Fetches

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Brings something by going to get it and coming back.

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10
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Dangling

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Hanging loosely.

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Fascinated

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very interested and attracted to something.

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bearers

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People who carry or have something.

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Tend

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to be likely to behave in a particular way or have a particular characteristic.

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Experts

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a person with a high level of knowledge or skill relating to a particular subject or activity.

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condemn

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to criticize something or someone strongly, usually for moral reasons.
-The terrorist action has been condemned as an act of barbarism and cowardice

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16
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self-images

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The way you see and think about yourself.

17
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hinder

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To make it difficult for something to happen.

18
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Conducted

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Directed, organized, or carried out something

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Consistent

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Always behaving or happening in the same way.

20
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self-perception

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The ideas and beliefs you have about yourself.

21
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attain

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To succeed in achieving something.

22
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ambitious

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Having a strong wish to be successful or achieve something big.

23
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Peers

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People who are the same age or have the same status as you.

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self-fulfillinf prophecy

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A belief or expectation that makes itself true because you act in ways that cause it to happen.

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ratty bathrobe
ratty bathrobe means an old, worn-out, or shabby bathrobe. ratty = old, worn, or shabby bathrobe = a robe or dressing gown worn over sleepwear or after a bath
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I wouldn't ... for all the money in the world.
i'm never gonna do ...
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an Alias
false name or another name that someone uses, often to hide their real identity or as an alternative name. a.k.a. = also known as Example: Bruce Wayne, a.k.a. Batman.
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Pseudonym
a name someone uses instead of their real name, especially on a written work.
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Fringe
Bangs