Vocab 1
Every now and then, we get a heartwarming ________ about an adorable dog or cat.
anecdote
_____________ show that many news agencies fail every year.
statistics
Someone who gives money in support of a cause
donor
another term for a business (n)
enterprise
You accomplished your goal even though it wasn't a likely outcome.
You succeeded against the odds.
to imitate or copy an action
mimic
to describe in a way that isn't true
misrepresent
the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience (n)
discipline
influence or change what we believe
shape
propose marriage
a state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior
frenzy
failing to take proper care in doing something (adj)
negligent
too large or too small in comparison with something else (adj)
disproportionate
something given to help others (n)
aid
take a big risk even though you probably shouldn't
throw caution to the wind
Subjects were asked to _________ whether a smile was real or fake.
determine
a strong, inner feeling that tells you what is true or what to do (n)
intuition
Many people try to ___________ good habits into their lives.
incorporate
Smiling ______________ the control we have on our facial muscles.
suppresses
to continue to love someone you are no longer with or never were with for a long time
If you're being _________, you're talking to someone as if you're better than them.
patronizing
to begin something (v)
initiate
an often unfair preference for or prejudice against something
bias
a dislike or fear or something (n)
aversion
risk everything that you own
bet the farm