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English 12 - Set 1
"Life After High School" Unit
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Idiosyncrasy | a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. |
| Nexus | a means of connection; tie; link. |
| Anecdotal | based on personal observation rather than systematic scientific evaluation |
| Disposition | a person's natural mental and emotional outlook or mood |
| Dichotomy | division into two mutually exclusive, opposed, or contradictory groups |
| Stimulus | something that incites action, thoughts, or feelings |
| Rhetoric | the art of using effective language |
| Ambivalent | having mixed feelings about someone or something; being unable to choose between two courses of action |
| Interminable | seemlingly endless |
| Discourse | a formal discussion of a subject in speech or writing |
| Voracious | exceedingly eager |
| Myriad | a very great or indefinately great number of persons or things |
| Affiliated | being in close formal or informal association; related |
| Philistine | hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts |