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annotate


Sentence

Annotate your text.
Definitions:

to add short notes



Syllables/Pronunciation:

annotate
ntt



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Taking Notes While You Read

connotation


Sentence:

For Americans, the idea of individual freedom
has strong, positive connotations.
Definitions:

a quality or an idea that a word makes you
think of that is more than its basic meaning


Syllables/Pronunciation:

connotation
kntnk`n



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Individualism

imbue


Sentence:
Foreign visitors who understand the degree to
which Americans are imbued with the notion
that the free, self-reliant individual is the ideal
kind of human being will be able to
Definitions:

to make someone or something have a
quality, idea, or emotion very strongly


Syllables/Pronunciation:

imbue
mbj



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Individualism

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honorific


Sentence

Foreigners who are accustomed to more
obvious displays of respect (such as bowing,
averting eyes from the face of the higher
status person, or using honorific titles)
Definitions:

an expression or title that is used to show
respect for the person you are speaking to


Syllables/Pronunciation:

honorific
nrfk`n




Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Equality

egalitarian


Sentence:

The superficial friendliness for which
Americans are so well known is related to
their informal, egalitarian approach to other
people.
Definitions:

based on the belief that everyone is equal and
should have equal rights


Syllables/Pronunciation:

egalitarian
g`lt()rin



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Informality
reverence


Sentence:

This American belief contrasts with the
fatalistic attitude that characterizes people
from many other cultures, where there is a
pronounced reverence for the past.
Definitions:

deep respect



Syllables/Pronunciation:


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

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reverence
rv()rns



The Future, Change, and Progress


frenzied


Sentence

People without the Americans action
orientation often see Americans as frenzied,
always on the go, never satisfied,
compulsively active.
Definitions:

fast and uncontrolled



Syllables/Pronunciation:

frenzied
frnzid



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Achievement, Action, Work, and Materialism


lavish


Sentence:

Even recreation, for Americans, is often a
matter of acquiring lavish equipment, making
elaborate plans, then going somewhere to do
something
Definitions:

large, impressive, or expensive



Syllables/Pronunciation:

lavish
lv



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Achievement, Action, Work, and Materialism

plagiarize


Sentence:

Now that you have an outline of that section,
you can easily write a summary of it - without
plagiarizing.
Definitions:

to take words or ideas from another person's
work and use them in your work, without
stating that they are not your own

Syllables/Pronunciation: Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
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plagiarize
pldrz




topic of paragraph, etc)

BP p.29



instill


Sentence

In the section, Individualism, Althen says that
Americans instill this quality in their children
at a very young age
Definitions:

to teach someone to think, behave, or feel in a
particular way


Syllables/Pronunciation:

instill
nstl



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

To start a summary

concession


Sentence:

There are many transition words for different
purposes such as introduction; addition;
concession etc.
Definitions:

something that you allow someone to have in
order to end an argument or a disagreement


Syllables/Pronunciation:

concession
knsn



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

A note on transition words

strand


Sentence:

Each student will choose a strand below and
perform internet research and fieldwork.
Definitions:

one of the parts of a story, idea, or plan

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Syllables/Pronunciation:

strand
strnd




Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

The Strands of Independent Research




synthesis


Sentence

Synthesis is required in a variety of academic
institutions.
Definitions:

the process of combining things



Syllables/Pronunciation:

synthesis
snss



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Summarize and Synthesize

tailor


Sentence:

You can tailor your presentation to hopefully
meet their needs and expectations.
Definitions:

to make something so that it is exactly right
for someone's particular needs or for a
particular purpose

Syllables/Pronunciation:

tailor
tl



Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

Presentation Tips: Audience & Preparation

protocol


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Sentence:

Follow the protocols when you make a
presentation.
Definitions:

an established rule or procedure



Syllables/Pronunciation:

protocol
prk`l




Context: (eg, name of article, lecture, etc;
topic of paragraph, etc)

lecture