Sunday, July 13, 2014

Vocabulary Slides for Leap chapter 5 and RS chapter 6 (due Wednesday)

Leap Chapter 5:

hypothesis--Ali
conduct (V)--Ali
publish--Alfuhaid
feedback--Alfuhaid
intermittently--Marta
inquiry--Marta
incorporate--Nawaf
literature review--Nawaf
consensus--Maryam
revolutionary--Maryam
obvious--Dia
scrutiny--Dia
offend--Alsaihati
innovative--Alsaihati
predictable--Omar
mainstream--Omar
case study--Jean
core (adj)--Jean
medium (n)--David
quantum leap--David
capacity--Uyen
crucial--Uyen
collaborate--Pias
adjacent--Pias
cutting-edge--Lena
mechanism--Lena
solitary--Sultan
spontaneous--Sultan
evolutionary--Norah
theory--Norah
hunch--Alshaikh



RS chapter 6
perjury--Alshaikh
mistrial--Alshammari
unresolved--Alshammari
circumstances--Rana
alibi--Rana
motive--Rachel
deter (v); deterrent (n)--Rachel
incarceration--Alejandro
rehabilitation--Alejandro
testimony--Zachary
appeal--Zachary
defendant--Duy
make amends--Duy
search warrant--Lilia
litigate--Lilia
exoneration--Karen
stigma--Karen

12 comments:

  1. Holly do you want predictable as a verb and mainstream as noun?

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    1. Predict is the verb.
      Predictable is the adjective.

      Mainstream is a noun but it can also be used as an adjective (the mainstream media; the mainstream way of doing things--a synonym is CONVENTIONAL, which was one of our words way back...)

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  2. Mechanism. n.
    1.a. A machine or mechanical appliance.
    b. The arrangement of connected parts in a machine.
    2. A system of parts that operate or interact like those of a machine: the mechanism of the solar system.
    3. An instrument or a process, physical or mental, by which something is done or comes into being: "The mechanism of oral learning is largely that of continuous repetition" (T.G.E. Powell).
    4. A habitual manner of acting to achieve an end.
    5. Biology The involuntary and consistent response of an organism to a given stimulus.
    6. Psychology A usually unconscious mental and emotional pattern that shapes behavior in a given situation or environment: a defense mechanism.
    7. The sequence of steps in a chemical reaction.
    8. Philosophy The doctrine that all natural phenomena are explicable by material causes and mechanical principles.
    Cite: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2009. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

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  3. Cutting-edge Adj.- in accord with the most fashionable ideas or stylecutting-edge - in accord with the most fashionable ideas or style; "wears only the latest style"; "the last thing in swimwear"; "cutting-edge technology"; "a with-it boutique"
    with-it, up-to-date
    fashionable, stylish - being or in accordance with current social fashions; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
    Cite: Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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    1. LENA, I'd like you to take these definitions and make a powerpoint slide for each one. Then I will add your slides to the others and you'll have all of the words in one powerpoint.

      Please add pictures to make the slides more memorable.

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    2. Thanks!
      :-) I sent an email to you, please check your mail box.

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