Unit 2: Vocabulary from Readings 2

This list covers "America the Not-So-Beautiful," "Another Study Highlights the Insanity of Selling Junk Food in School Vending Machines," "Remarks to the U.N. 4th World Conference on Women Plenary Session," "Failure to Ban Violent Video Games Makes Job Harder for Parents," and "It's Perverse, but It's Also Pretend."
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  1. staggering
    so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
    The problem is staggering. I often think of it when I go in the hardware store or a Sears Roebuck and see shelves full of poison.
  2. habitable
    fit to be lived in
    If Mars is habitable, everyone on Earth can abandon this planet we’ve trashed, move to Mars, and start trashing that.
  3. net
    conclusive in a process or progression
    But the net effect on kids’ diets was not good. Those who bought from vending machines ate an average of 156 grams of sugar per day, compared with 146 grams for those who abstained.
  4. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
    But the net effect on kids’ diets was not good. Those who bought from vending machines ate an average of 156 grams of sugar per day, compared with 146 grams for those who abstained.
  5. persistent
    never-ceasing
    Over the past 25 years, I have worked persistently on issues relating to women, children, and families.
  6. comprise
    be made of
    Women comprise more than half the world’s population, 70% of the world’s poor, and two-thirds of those who are not taught to read and write.
  7. inundate
    fill or cover completely, usually with water
    But what are we teaching them if these games are inundated with nothing but guns, shooting and graphic violence?
  8. subliminal
    below the threshold of conscious perception
    And what kind of subliminal impact are we having on these kids if we flood them with these messages?
  9. benign
    pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence
    In my research on middle schoolers, the most popular game series among boys was Grand Theft Auto, which allows players to commit cartoon violence with chain saws as well as do perfectly benign things like deliver pizza on a scooter.
  10. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
    If we want to mitigate risks of harm to our children (or the risk that our children will harm others), we need research on the specific effects of the most commonly played violent games, and of playing violent games in social groups.
  11. concur
    be in agreement
    Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. and Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. concurred with the majority’s opinion, but with some reservations: “We should take into account the possibility that developing technology may have important societal implications that will become apparent only with time,” Justice Alito wrote.
Created on Wed Jan 06 10:25:46 EST 2021 (updated Mon Jan 11 10:59:22 EST 2021)

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