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Vocabulary: Ch.4
Old Folks? What Does It Mean to Be Old in the 21st Century?
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| naive | (adj.) childlike, innocent |
| significant | (adj.) important |
| public | (adj.) belonging to the people or community |
| chronic | (adj.) recurring, lasting for a long time |
| anticipate | (v.) to look forward; to expect |
| speculate | (v.) to wonder |
| authentic | (adj.) genuine |
| modify | (v.) to change |
| altered | (v.) to severely change |
| mass | 1. (n.) religious service 2. (n.) quantity of matter that comes together to form a particular substance |
| synthetic | (adj.) artificial |
| skeptic | (n.) a person who doubts and questions |
| assert | 1. (v.) to claim 2. (v.) to insist upon one's rights |
| myth | 1. (n.) story, legend 2. (n.) made-up story, falsehood |
| conception | 1. (n.) idea 2. (n.) academic understanding 3. (n.) beginning |