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1 College/Life Words Week #1

2 Articulate having or showing the ability to speak fluently and coherently. Obama articulates his speeches with precision.

3 Ambiguity Uncertainty or inexactness of meaning in language.
There were come cases of ambiguity in the definition

4 Cumulative increasing or increased in quantity, degree, or force by successive additions. "the cumulative effect of two years of drought"

5 Divergent tending to be different or develop in different directions.
That group has divergent interpretations of the meaning.

6 Empathy the ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
I also put myself in other people’s position; I have a lot of empathy.

7 epiphany a moment of sudden revelation or insight
I sat there thinking of what I would do to solve my problem; suddenly I had an epiphany!

8 Juxtaposition the fact of two things being seen or placed close together with contrasting effect the juxtaposition of these two images"

9 Syntax the arrangement of words and phrases to create well-formed sentences in a language. "the syntax of English"

10 Tectonic of or relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes that take place within it. Through understanding plate tectonics, we have banished much of the mysticism surrounding natural hazards

11 Vernacular the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary people in a particular country or region.


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