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Undergraduate 2
04/06/2009

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mea culpa
Definition
"my bad"
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paradox
Definition
apparent contadiction
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solipsism
Definition
i am the center of the universe
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skeptic
Definition
doubts, but can be convinced to change
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cynic
Definition
all human behavior is selfish
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ombudsman
Definition
reader advocate
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facetious
Definition
joking: not literal
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oxymoron
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jumbo shrimp
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denotation
Definition
dictionary meaning of a word
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luddite
Definition
against technology
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i.e.
Definition
that is
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e.g.
Definition
for example
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aliterate
Definition
can read but wont
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libel
Definition
defame in print
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slander
Definition
defame in speech
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infer
Definition
educated guess
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anomaly
Definition
oddity; exception
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credible
Definition
believable
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antonym
Definition
words with opposite meaning
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synonym
Definition
words with similar meaning
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demography
Definition
analysis of an audiences data
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altruist
Definition
believes in helping others
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sadist
Definition
enjoys inflicting pain on others
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masochist
Definition
enjoys inflicting pain on self
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vacuous
Definition
empty-headed
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hubris
Definition
massive pride or arrogance
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vapid
Definition
dull or tedious
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disingenuous
Definition
insincere or calculating
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allusion
Definition
"thou too brutus?"
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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ambivalent
Definition
mixed feelings for person or issue
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gate keeping
Definition
if it is news, how do we play it?
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agenda setting
Definition
is it newsworthy or not?
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