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Groundhog Day Vocab
Vocabulary terms from the movie Groundhog Day for GMU ELI AOCS Class
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bask (v) | a : to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| booze | a drink that makes you intoxicated (you loose physical and mental control); especially hard liquor |
| bundle (v) | to make into a bundle (group things together so that they are more easily handled) or package : WRAP |
| catch a break | to have good fortune after having experienced bad fortune. |
| chapped (adj) | to be cracked, roughened, or reddened especially by the action of wind or cold |
| chit-chat | light or casual conversation: SMALL TALK |
| doggy bag | a container for leftover food to be carried home from a meal eaten at a restaurant; the name comes from the guess that such leftovers are intended for a pet dog |
| doozy | an extraordinary one of its kind |
| down-to-earth | practical; modest |
| egocentric | a : limited in outlook or concern to one's own activities or needs b : SELF-CENTERED, SELFISH |
| errand | a short trip taken to do a task |
| flapjack | pancake |
| frigid | intensely cold |
| glass is half empty | having a negative view of things; PESSIMISTIC |
| go out on a limb | to put yourself in a risky position |
| hick | an unsophisticated (not educated in culture and style) person from a rural area; negative term used to refer to rural people |
| hype | 1 : something that causes people to accept a situation or fact as true when it is not |
| moron | a very stupid or foolish person |
| objective (adj) | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| out of one's gourd | crazy; not thinking logically |
| precipitation | the amount of rain, snow, hail, etc., that has fallen at a given place within a given period, usually expressed in inches or centimeters of water |
| prominent | a : standing out so as to be seen easily; CONSPICUOUS; particularly noticeable b : widely and popularly known: NOTICEABLE |
| upbeat | cheerful: OPTIMISTIC |
| versatile | capable of turning easily from one to another of various tasks, jobs, etc.; changing or adapting easily |
| wretch | a miserable, unfortunate, or unhappy person |
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