to identify, recognize, or detect something (sometimes with difficulty)
to discern
100
The boy _______ asked the professor to lend him some money, even though he didn't know him.
brazenly
100
The cat was simultaneously sitting on me and ____________________.
meowing/eating/licking/purring/checking its meowmail.
100
Marie was _____ years old when she first went to Korea.
26 years old
100
Her father talked about how he would study long hours at Seoul National ______________.
University
200
adv. at the same time
simultaneously
200
He looks angry and like he wants to fight. Where is he getting all of that ____________ from?
aggression
200
The best personality trait is joviality because _______________________.
happy people are fun to be around.
200
Marie "forgot" she was Korean by eating pizza and not eating ______.
kimchi
200
Her father told her about the North Korean __________ and how they had to hide underground for a month.
invasion
300
n. hearty, good-natured humor.
joviality
300
There is going to be a party tomorrow night. ___________, they are going to have a big breakfast the next morning.
subsequently
300
It's hard to discern ____________________.
the difference between Canadians and Americans.
300
Lee also "forgot" she was Korean by having her boyfriend and friends all be ______________ and not Korean.
caucasian (white)
300
In her father's story, he talked about waking up every morning and having a __________ breakfast, and sleeping every night in a ___________ bed.
sparse/borrowed
400
adj. too self-satisfied
smug
400
His ____________ about where to go to dinner is so annoying! Why doesn't he care?
indifference
400
The teacher was blithely riding his bicycle, so ________________.
he didn't notice the river that he fell into.
400
Maria changes her mind about old Korean women. At first, she thought they were rude and pushy, but after her father's story, she thought _________________.
She thought about how hard they had fought and how much pain they had suffered.
400
The title of the story is "My Two Dads" because it talks about her father ______________________.
being a different person in each country, Korea and America.
500
adv. in a boldly rude manner
brazenly
500
"Don't look so ______! You haven't done anything special. All you did was turn on the computer!"
smug
500
The student had a smug smile, because _______________.
she had just gotten a 99 on her test/she had just eaten a McDonald's Big Mac/she finished all of her homework for the week.
500
At first, Marie thought she could learn some phrases and words in Korean and learn about the culture. But now, Marie concludes that she ______________________.
She will never fully know the Korean culture, because she doesn't have any experience with living as a Korean.
500
Marie learned a lot from her father's story, including some of the hardships the Koreans faced in history, for example _________________________.
Japanese colonialism, North Korean aggression, and dependence on the American military.