Cultural Studies

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  1. injure
    cause damage or affect negatively
    Burmese monks remember injured protesters following a police crackdown on demonstrations against a copper mine.
  2. consequence
    the outcome of an event
    Stone often comes to understand, too late, the consequences of his words.
  3. value
    regard highly; think much of
    We began to see value in living leanly, economically, functionally. Scientific American (Dec 1, 2012)
  4. impact
    a strong influence
    She said that women like her can have a positive impact on children, “giving them exposure to certain things, going to museums, helping with education.”
  5. intended
    resulting from one's intentions
    It was intended to be handed out to Communist Party cadres as a gift.
  6. society
    a formal association of people with similar interests
    Modern society no longer relies on moonlight for harvesting and other nighttime activities, but several animal species base their decisions on the moon. Slate (Dec 1, 2012)
  7. plow
    break and turn over earth, especially with a machine
    He plowed snow and swept streets in Ridgewood, Queens, for the New York City Sanitation Department for 20 years.
  8. pesticide
    a chemical used to kill destructive insects or animals
  9. analyze
    consider in detail in order to discover essential features
    Falling birthrates among immigrant women were driving the drop, said the center, analyzing federal data.
  10. consist
    be composed of
  11. feature
    a prominent attribute or aspect of something
    Nokia's new phone has some interesting security features.
    Characteristics
  12. galaxy
    a collection of star systems
    Finding out if there are other habitable planets in the Galaxy, he says, “is the most interesting question in all of science”.
  13. surface
    the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer
    They said that when meteorites strike the surface of Mars, they act as natural probes, bringing up rocks from far below.
  14. rotate
    turn on or around an axis or a center
    "We found guys in the right spots, the ball started rotating, and we were able to knock down shots," Pickett said. Seattle Times (Dec 23, 2012)
  15. alien
    from another place or part of the world
    For that matter, alien vessels can operate in Earth’s atmosphere. Forbes (Jan 24, 2013)
Created on Mon Dec 03 00:00:13 EST 2012 (updated Thu Jan 24 01:03:06 EST 2013)

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