Definitions 1
a sound, word, or phrase (such as "you know?") used to fill pauses in speaking
What is filler?
She uses too many _____when she speaks.
She uses too many fillers when she speaks.
something new or unusual
What is novel?
To watch a glacier fall into the ocean is a ____________few people will ever see.
To watch a glacier fall into the ocean is a _____phenomenon_______few people will ever see
What syllable is stressed in "pepper"?
PEP per
a set of negative and often unfair beliefs that a society or group of people have about something
What is stigma?
She is a very ____________person. She never says "I am starving" because she really means "I am hungry."
She is a very literal person. She never says "I am starving" because she really means "I am hungry."
to introduce a statement that is the opposite to what is thought to be true by most ordinary people
contrary to popular belief
When I arrived at the scene of the accident, my ______________________.
When I arrived at the scene of the accident, my blood ran cold.
What syllable is stressed in "filler"?
FIL ler
free from exaggeration or embellishment
What is literal?
In American culture, there's a _____about mental illness. People do not understand it very well.
In American culture, there's a stigma about mental illness. People do not understand it very well.
a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, especially one whose cause or explanation is in question
phenomenon
____________, I am a lazy person.
___Contrary to popular belief_________, I am a lazy person.
What syllable is stressed in "literal"?
LIT er al
to hit with or as if with rapid repeated blows
What is pepper?
You can't _____all people into one political party. People have different political ideas.
You can't lump all people into one political party. People have different political ideas.
This idiom means to treat someone in an unfriendly way and/or ignoring them, usually on purpose because you don’t like the person or because they have done something to make you dislike them.
give someone the cold shoulder
We used to be friends, but when I see him now, he gives me ______________.
We used to be friends, but when I see him now, he gives me the cold shoulder.
What syllable is stressed in "hesitation"?
hes is TA tion
to group indiscriminately
to lump
His speech is ______with "uhs" and "so...." and "you know...."
His speech is peppered with "uhs" and "so...." and "you know...."
you suddenly experience a strong feeling of fear, panic, or horror
Your blood runs cold.
We are experiencing a novel coronavirus. The world has never seen it before.
What syllable is stressed in "phenomenon"?
phe NOM e non