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Media studies
Improving vocab:unit 3
Question | Answer | Sentence |
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Congressman | Is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. | The congressman represents the East falls area. |
Electorate | Is everyone registered to vote in an election. | The electorate cast her vote for the “first-time” candidate. |
Performance | a particular entertainment presented before an audience. | |
Philanthropist | one who engages in philanthropy. | The philanthropist donated a great deal of money to the university as well as to several charities. |
Resided | to occupy a place for an extended period of time; dwell. | Many of the people who work in the city reside in the suburbs. |
Secular | of or concerning the world and material concerns as opposed to religious or spiritual concerns; temporal. | He gave up the priesthood and returned to secular life. |
Sociologist | Is a social scientist who studies cultures and societies. | The sociological was always happy to meet the people who lived in the countries that he studied. |
Jurist | Is an expert in the law. | |
Hopefuls | showing or feeling hope. | She had hopeful thoughts about passing the test. |
Novelist | a person who writes long fictional texts | The novelist wrote a long fictional story. |
Environmentalist | A person devoted to protecting our air,water,plants, and animals. | The environmentalist brought awareness to the plight of the manatees off the coast of Florida. |
Capitalist | one who invests capital, esp. extensively, in business enterprises. | He was one of many capitalists who lost their money when the stock market crashed. |
Psychologist | one trained in psychology. | A psychologist is helping him overcome his intense anxiety. |
Entrepreneur | is a person who owns and manages his or her own business. | The entrepreneur made several good decisions concerning the future of her company. |
Ethicist | a set of moral principles and values. | |
Editor | is an expert at revising print articles, movies and pictures. | The editor decided to cut out three minutes of the documentary because it was too long. |
Iconic | a small picture on the screen of a computer. | When you click on an icon with the mouse, the computer does a certain action. |
Activist | Is a reformer who protests for change. | The activist protester marched to City Hall with signs which read,“No more taxes for the middle class.” |