Week 3 Vocab

Ham Ed

Analysis

Analysis

a detailed examination of something, or the result of the process, the process of separating something into its constituent parts; dissection, short for psychoanalysis, or a kind of psychological treatment

Distinct

separate or individual; often with from; discrete

Approach

come near or advance towards

Import

to bring in (goods or people) from a foreign country for sale or for services, a good or service brought in from a foreign location, significance or importance

Administer

manage or run (a business or organization); execute a task, dispense or treat (esp. with a drug or medicine), to dispense (justice)

Economic

of or relating to economics, efficient or not wasteful, efficient

Design

a plan or blueprint for a building or object before it’s made; a purpose or aim, a plan to attack someone or something; a plot to gain something (esp. with cunning)

Element

a part or aspect of a complex whole; either material or abstract, a small but significant presence of a quality or feeling; trace

Fundamental

forming a necessary base or core; of central importance, of or relating to, or affecting the foundation or basis, a basic principle, rule, or law, that serves as the groundwork of a system; a necessary part

Consistent

even, uniform, or unchanging, compatible or in agreement, without any logical contradictions

Regulate

to control or maintain something so that it operates properly, to control or supervise something by means of rules

Environment

surroundings or conditions; both physical and social, political, or cultural, the natural world or part of it

Established

set up or created; founded, set up oneself, in existence for a long time; accepted; recognized and well-known, demonstrated to be true

Assume

suppose without proof, presume, take or begin to have, seize, take on (a quality, experience, or extent)

Per se

by itself; intrinsically; in and of itself

Accede

assent or agree to, to come into a position of power

Appropriate

suitable or proper, take for one’s own use (esp. without permission); seize

Assume

suppose without proof, presume, take or begin to have (esp. power or responsibility); seize, take on (a quality, appearance, or extent) or adopt (sometimes falsely)

Construct

to build or erect something; formulate or create, something (esp. an idea or theory) formed in people’s minds; the product of ideology, history or social circumstances

Indicate

to point out or direct attention to, to be a sign of, to show, to state or express

Primary

of most importance, the earliest in time or order of development, a preliminary election to select candidates for a principal (typically presidential) election

Draw a picture that illuminates the meaning of the word “contract”

Draw a picture that illuminates the meaning of the word “select”

What does “obtain” mean in the following sentence: Outside of mob rule, reason generally obtains among the people.

prevalent, established

Which two words from this week are antonyms (or the opposite of each other)

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When a work of art is criticized for being too “formulaic,” which definition of “formula” is being employed: a mathematical relationship or rule expressed in symbols, a list of ingredients for or constituents of something, a fixed or conventional method for doing something

a fixed or conventional method for doing something