Define It!
This word is used to describe someone that is “deep in thought, often in a sad or serious way”
What is “pensive”
What part of speech does the word abate operate as in the following sentence:
The President hopes that his State of the Union speech will abate some of the public’s growing worries about the economy.
What is “verb”
She was so _______ about her art project that she spent hours perfecting every small detail.
What is meticulous
If someone is staring out a window, lost in deep thought about the meaning of life, they could be described as this word.
In the following sentence, what part of speech does meticulous operate as?
She was meticulous in her approach to solving the complex puzzle: laying out the pieces, organizing by color, separating corner and edge pieces, and attaching pieces together a few at a time.
What is “adjective”
The idea that money determines a person's worth is an example of a ...
What is "social construct"
DAILY DOUBLE: Wager any amount of your team's existing money/winnings. Answer this question correctly to earn double of the amount you wager. Answer this question incorrectly and lose the amount you wager.
Window shopping, buying designer clothing, sports betting, and gossiping.
Though the average person may find enjoyment in these activities, others may find these behaviors to be this adjective
What is frivolous
This word means “to lessen in intensity or decrease, often referring to something negative such as pain or fear”
What is “abate”
The word frivolous and inane are both example of this part of speech
What is "adjective"
The storm finally began to _______ by morning, allowing the town to assess the damage.
Two rival countries meet to discuss a possible peace agreement. The verb that describes their discussion is ____.
This is not an inherent truth. Rather, it is an idea or category that exists because most people agree that it does.
What is “Social Construct”
What part of speech does the word disillusioned operate as in the following sentence
Words and pictures alone, unfortunately, will never be enough to capture the disillusionment of Asian immigrants upon encountering the legal structures denying them naturalization and citizenship.
What is “noun”
After the shocking election results, many voters felt _______ by the system, realizing that their previous _______ of how politics worked had been completely wrong.
What is disillusioned and perception.
Lester Holt, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Maddow, Van Jones, and Jake Tapper are all moden examples of on-air political _______________.
What is "pundits"
Coming from the French, this word’s parts mean something close to “having been separated from an idea or belief that is likely to be deceptive”
What is “disillusioned”
This is the noun form of the word confer
What is "conference"
Though the celebrity was once admired for his wisdom, his latest comments were so _______ and lacking in substance that even the most loyal _______ began questioning his credibility.
What is inane and pundit
An example of this word is popularly used as the opening line in Jane Austen's novel "Pride and Prejudice"
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife".
What is "social construct"