Unit 4: Part 3 Vocabulary

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  1. affect
    have an influence upon
  2. identify
    give the name or characteristics of
  3. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  4. environment
    the totality of surrounding conditions
  5. awareness
    the state of having knowledge of something
  6. incident
    a single distinct event
  7. evaluation
    the act of ascertaining or judging the quality of
  8. debate
    a discussion with reasons for and against some proposal
  9. investigation
    an inquiry into unfamiliar or questionable activities
  10. establish
    show the validity of something, as by example or explanation
  11. determination
    a position or opinion reached after consideration
  12. formal
    in accord with established conventions and requirements
  13. simultaneously
    at the same instant
  14. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
  15. contribute
    give, provide, or supply something
  16. assumption
    a statement that is held to be true
  17. transmit
    send from one person or place to another
  18. complex
    complicated in structure
  19. refute
    overthrow by argument, evidence, or proof
  20. understand
    know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
  21. material
    information that can be used or reworked into finished form
  22. significance
    the quality of being important
  23. flustered
    thrown into a state of agitated confusion
    A little power failure and right away we get all flustered and everything.
  24. persistent
    stubbornly unyielding
    TOMMY. [Persistently but a little intimidated by the crowd] It’s always that way, in every story I ever read about a ship landing from outer space.
  25. defiant
    boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
    Again we hear a murmur of reaction from the crowd. TOMMY is partly frightened and partly defiant as well.
  26. slacken
    become slow or slower
    Now the rain was slackening, and the children were crushed in the great thick windows.
  27. vital
    urgently needed; absolutely necessary
    There was talk that her father and mother were taking her back to Earth next year; it seemed vital to her that they do so, though it would mean the loss of thousands of dollars to her family.
  28. resilient
    rebounding readily
    The children lay out, laughing, on the jungle mattress, and heard it sigh and squeak under them, resilient and alive.
  29. unscrupulous
    without principles
    At that time, as Americans worried about the nation’s security, a clever and unscrupulous man began to take advantage of this sense of fear and helplessness.
  30. furor
    a sudden outburst, as of protest
    The charge provoked a furor.
  31. rivet
    direct one's attention on something
    For weeks, Americans were riveted to their television sets.
  32. accusation
    a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person
    To understand the events of the Salem witch trials, it is necessary to examine the times in which accusations of witchcraft occurred.
  33. successive
    following in order without gaps
    Thirteen women and five men from all stations of life followed her to the gallows on three successive hanging days before the court was disbanded by Governor William Phipps in October of that year.
  34. disband
    cause to break up or cease to function
    Thirteen women and five men from all stations of life followed her to the gallows on three successive hanging days before the court was disbanded by Governor William Phipps in October of that year.
  35. investment
    the commitment of something other than money to a project
    Walking 250 yards doesn’t seem like a worthwhile investment to improve a short, if miserable, experience.
  36. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
    Having just gotten off the subway, the Point A passengers are already broken in spirit and can’t muster the energy to improve their commuting lot.
  37. succumb
    give in, as to overwhelming force, influence, or pressure
    There is a herd at Point A; people may not like being part of a herd, but psychologically they are somehow comforted by it; they succumb to “herd mentality” and unthinkingly tag along—because if everyone else is doing it, it must be the thing to do.
  38. pertinent
    having precise or logical relevance to the matter at hand
    "Groups of animals move purposefully, yet often only relatively few individuals have pertinent information as to where to travel," said Iain Couzin of the University of Oxford.
  39. explicit
    precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable
    "There's no explicit signaling in our model,” Couzin told LiveScience. “No one is saying, ‘I know something—come follow me.'"
  40. inherent
    existing as an essential constituent or characteristic
    “No inherent differences, genetic or otherwise, such as dominance or body size, need to be invoked to explain leadership,” Couzin said.
Created on Fri Feb 05 12:46:01 EST 2021 (updated Fri Feb 12 14:35:53 EST 2021)

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