Unit 6: Cluster 1

Edge: Level B, Volume 2, Unit 6, Cluster 1.

Here are the links to the other clusters within Unit 6: "Ad Power", "Without Commercials", and "What's Wrong with Advertising", "A Long Way to Go: Minorities and the Media" and "Reza: Warrior of Peace", "What Is News?" and "How to Detect Bias in the News"
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  1. advertising
    the business of drawing attention to goods and services
  2. persuasive
    intended or having the power to induce action or belief
  3. convince
    make realize the truth or validity of something
  4. slogan
    a favorite saying of a sect or political group
  5. modern
    ahead of the times
  6. convenience
    the quality of being useful
  7. medium
    a means or instrumentality for communicating information
  8. boggle
    overcome with amazement
  9. surroundings
    the environment in which something exists or lives
  10. logo
    a company emblem or device
  11. blurb
    a promotional statement, as on the dust jacket of a book
  12. consumer
    a person who uses goods or services
  13. redeem
    restore the honor or worth of
  14. impact
    have an effect upon
  15. appeal
    be attractive to
  16. durability
    permanence by virtue of the power to resist stress or force
  17. notion
    a general inclusive concept
  18. synonymous
    meaning the same or nearly the same
  19. exchange
    the act of giving something in return for something received
  20. exposure
    presentation to view in an open or public manner
  21. endorse
    give support or one's approval to
  22. manufacturer
    someone who constructs or produces something
  23. manipulate
    influence or control shrewdly or deviously
  24. benefit
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  25. critical
    characterized by careful evaluation and judgment
  26. zany
    like a clown
  27. diminish
    decrease in size, extent, or range
  28. muted
    being or made softer or less loud or clear
  29. impertinent
    improperly forward or bold
  30. essence
    the choicest or most vital part of some idea or experience
  31. bleach
    make whiter or lighter
  32. worship
    a feeling of profound love and admiration
  33. affirm
    declare solemnly and formally as true
  34. descendant
    proceeding by descent from an ancestor
  35. intellectual
    of or associated with or requiring the use of the mind
  36. moral
    concerned with principles of right and wrong
  37. undermine
    weaken or impair, especially gradually
  38. overstate
    enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
  39. sustain
    lengthen or extend in duration or space
  40. capitalism
    an economic system based on private ownership of assets
  41. democracy
    a political system in which power lies in a body of citizens
  42. dignity
    the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
  43. decency
    the quality of being polite and respectable
  44. competence
    the quality of being adequately or well qualified
  45. budget
    a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
  46. qualm
    uneasiness about the fitness of an action
  47. abolish
    do away with
  48. revenue
    the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
  49. profit
    excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time
  50. hypothesize
    believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
  51. hypnotism
    the act of inducing a state that resembles sleep
Created on Wed Jul 13 12:47:23 EDT 2016 (updated Wed Aug 03 11:52:11 EDT 2016)

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