Chapter 1 - Texts

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• In a sweet, romantic manner Lovey-dovey
• Without interruption, constant Incessantly
• To play something Put on
• Close familiarity or friendship Intimacy
• To persistently try to persuade (someone) to do something Urge
• A person whom you have established a romantic relationsip with Significant other
• Intimate and affectionate but not sexual Platonic
• To cast to a smaller area or audience Narrowcast
• The use of persuasion or intimidation to make someone do something Pressure
• The cheap seats of a theater, wherefrom comments are often ignored or insignificant Peanut gallery
• A small herd or school of marine animals Pod
• A large amount of something Barrels of
• A collection or gathering of things or people Assemblage
• To congratulate or pride oneself Preen
• Fully developed Full-blown
• To understand Comprehend
• Carpet Rug
• To sharply decline Plummet
• Saying or acting as if something is other than what it really is Under the guise of
• To bundle together, collect Bunch up
• Not actively involved in something On the sidelines
• A rich fabric with raised patterns Brocade
• A large jug Pitcher
• Skintone Complexion
• A thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type Epitome
• Total Utter
• The quality of being uncomplicated or easy to understand Simplicity
• An organisation promoting or causing inequality Inequality machine
• Formally, or in name only (not in reality) Nominally
• Someone applying for something Applicant
• Elaborate, over the top, luxurious Lavish
• Money to help pay for college or career school Financial aid
• To remove an inferior or unwanted component of a group or collection Weed out
• Jointly arranged or carried out; coordinated Concerted
• The process of trying to acquire or develop a quality or skill Cultivation
• Private instructor, teacher Tutor
• Outside of the regular schedule (school) Extracurricular
• Rich, wealthy Affluent
• To have sex with (slang) Get into someone's pants
• The accumulation of knowledge, behaviors, and skills that a person can tap into to demonstrate one's cultural competence Cultural capital
• People who value good manners Polite society
• Economics Econ
• Political science Poli-sci
• To attend a meeting or discussion without taking an active part in it Sit in
• Strategic, non-sentimental Hard-headed
• A thing that motivates or encourages someone to do something Incentive
• Unable to be changed, unchanging Immutable
• The state or quality of being regular Regularity
• Difficult to perceive; indistinct or vague Fuzzy
• Unable to be explained Inexplicable
• Addicted to something In the grip of addictions
• A strong urge to do something Impulsion
• Thought through Well-laid
• A thing added to something else in order to complete or enhance it Supplement
• The study of human societies and cultures and their development Anthropology
• At the first glimpse or impression At first blush
• Directing one's hopes or ambitions towards becoming a specified type of person Aspiring
• An important or powerful person, especially in the film or media industry Mogul
• To amalgamate, combine Merge
• Relating to a large company or group Corporate
• The state of being diverse; variety Diversity
• The essence of what makes your product or service better than competitors Unique selling proposition

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