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Conversation Class Week 2 Vocabulary

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  • Builders are infamous for ______-whistling at women on the street.
    wolf
  • What does the phrase 'we don't see eye to eye' express?
    It expresses disagreement.
  • What can you say to give yourself time before an answering a question? (give 2 examples)
    That's a big question! I haven't given it much thought until now. Let me see. How can I put this? Well, it's difficult to say really etc
  • What's the phrasal verb for talking to someone condescendingly?
    to talk down to someone
  • What's the verb to describe to grabbing someone in a sexual place, often unsolicited?
    to grope
  • What can we call putting something in danger (verb)
    To compromise
  • My male colleagues tend to talk ______ me in meetings, it's so frustrating being unheard.
    over
  • I've lived city for many years but cat-_________ still makes me feel uncomfortable.
    calling
  • What's sensationalism?
    the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
  • What do we call someone who examines data or materials?
    An analyst
  • Someone who commits crimes or or actions that are remarkably similar to some that have already happened can be called ...
    a copycat
  • Give an example of asking for an opinion (1 example)
    What’s your take on….? Where do you stand on….? In my opinion…., would you go along with that? What are your thoughts on this?
  • What does it mean to gauge something?
    To measure something
  • What does it mean to cite?
    To give a reason or example
  • What's mansplaining?
    when a man explains something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident way.
  • What does 'let's get down to the nitty gritty' mean?
    It means 'let's get to the point / main idea'
  • What's a culprit? (noun)
    Someone who is responsible for doing something wrong
  • What's another way of saying 'being made redundant'?
    Being laid-off
  • Something that is designed to be difficult to open or change is...
    tamper resistant
  • What does it mean to leer at someone?
    to look at someone in an obviously sexual way / to scan someone
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