Vocab 1
Define the word upmarket.
Fancy, luxury, expensive
Define the word frugal.
Someone who tries to save/doesn't carelessly spend their money.
Define the word sage.
Smart, wise
Define the word dispute.
Argument, fight
What does "heavy hitter" mean?
an important or powerful person
"She is tired because her work is labor intensive." What does it mean if something is labor intensive?
It takes a lot of work, sometimes physical and often takes a lot of people to get done
"The water must have evaporated, because it is gone." What does evaporate mean?
"She is an alumni of Cal State Long Beach." What is an alumni?
someone who graduated from a school, usually college
"The man is not very math savvy."
What does savvy mean?
Savvy means you have knowledge of something.
"The woman is climbing up the career ladder." What is a career ladder?
Promotions, moving up in a company
Write a sentence with the word dispute.
Liv determines ittttt.
Write a sentence using the word fishy.
Did you do it? Did you do it correctly?
Write a sentence using the word niche.
Liv decides this one.
Write a sentence using the word polymath.
??? Liv ???
Write a sentence using the phrase "run of the mill."
Liv's decision
If something is insidious it is...
not as innocent as it looks, actually harmful despite not seeming like it is
If you preempt something, you...
If technology is called legacy, what is it?
Old
If you are apart of a protest, you are apart of...
a gathered group of people fighting for something, usually peaceful (often employees asking their job for more)
If you have a new lease on life, you...
Have experienced something (often a tragedy/illness) that made you appreciate life and become more enthusiastic about it
Write a sentence using hallmark and then define the word.
a characteristic of something
Write a sentence using the word caveat and then define the word.
a warning or specific conditions/limitations
Write a sentence using the word hiccup (not the thing your body does) and then define the word.
a hiccup is a small problem or issue
Write a sentence using the word derivative and then define the word.
Something is based on something else, often about creative things
Write a sentence using the idiom "to put something into perspective" and define the word.
to compare a situation to something else to show that things are not so bad