Thursday, August 29, 2024

MLS Humanities, Vocabulary

 

*How have you grown and changed since you first started going to school?

 

Flee= to run away from something

Ex. When we heard the gunshots, we fled the area immediately. 

Flaw = a weakness or error in a person or thing

Insight = internal knowledge

Ex. I’ve gained a lot of insight about the life of American people while here. 

Introspection = thinking about one’s life or place in the world

Empathy = having feelings for other people’s situations

Raw = not developed; not cooked

Exemplary = a model or great example

Ex. You have exemplary behavior. 

Quest = going on a journey for a specific mission

Ex. I heard in Clark Park there is a magic cup that if you get it, it gives you great powers.  Let’s go on a quest to obtain it.

Compels = to force someone to do something

The bottom line = the most important thing

Ex. The bottom line is I came to the USA to learn English, so I will do that. 

Fall into place = people will find their suitable role; things will happen as they are supposed to

Ex. I don’t know exactly what we are doing on the trip, but I’m sure everything will fall into place eventually. 

A sorry sight = Something bad to look at

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