4/27 Vocab. list

Lone Crane (Taiwan)
Vocabulary list for 4/27 class.
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  1. offshoot
    a natural consequence of development
    The business started as an offshoot of an established fashion design company.
    A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon. Our Facebook group is an offshoot of our Saturday class because the creation of the group started so that the classmates could keep in touch outside of class.
  2. variant
    something a little different from others of the same type
  3. unearth
    bring to light
    To uncover or discover something new; to discover or find out new information; or, to dig something up out of the ground.
  4. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    BlackBerry has gone through many transformations over the past several years, from renaming the company to bringing in a new CEO.  Forbes (Mar 26, 2013)
  5. core
    the central meaning or theme of a speech or literary work
  6. tie
    create social or emotional connections
    U.S. officials say militants with ties to al Qaeda affiliates were most likely involved in the September 11 Benghazi attack.
  7. metaphysical
    without material form or substance
    Beauty is recognition, mastery, a scale that we can comprehend; the sublime remains mysterious, metaphysical, difficult to take in all at once. Slate (Dec 1, 2012)
    See also: supernatural
Created on Thu Apr 25 02:25:20 EDT 2013

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