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LA Word Definitions
Term | Definition |
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Motivation | The reason somebody behaves the way they do, desire or willingness to do something. Sentence: My motivation to get up in the morning is that I get to see my friends. |
Deceive | Causing someone to believe something is not true, in order to gain some personal advantage Sentence: Sheri told Carrie that the concert started at nine, even though it started at eight, because she wanted a picture with the band. |
I.Q. | Short for intelligence quotient. How smart you are. Sentence:If you have a high I.Q. then you must be very smart. |
Refute | To prove a statement or theory wrong. Sentence: Scientists proved that the theory of pangea was refute |
Intellectual | The understanding or mental powers of a particular person. Sentence: The children became very intellectual because they go to school everyday. |
Conscious | Aware of and responding to one's surroundings; awake. Sentence: The children were all conscious while they were doing their school work. |
Interim | The intervening time (meantime). Sentence:In the interim, I'll just work on my study guide. |
Perplexed | Completely baffled; very puzzled Sentence: I was perplexed when I found out my grandpa died, because he was very healthy. |
Regression | A return to a former or less developed state Sentence: Dave went back to regression after he got out of his coma. |
Feeble-minded | Unable to make intelligent decisions or judgments. Sentence: Algernon was feeble-minded until he got the surgery that made him smart. |