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Conversation Class Week 2 Vocabulary

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  • My male colleagues tend to talk ______ me in meetings, it's so frustrating being unheard.
    over
  • What's a culprit? (noun)
    Someone who is responsible for doing something wrong
  • Something that is designed to be difficult to open or change is...
    tamper resistant
  • Someone who commits crimes or or actions that are remarkably similar to some that have already happened can be called ...
    a copycat
  • 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 sensationalism?
    the presentation of stories in a way that is intended to provoke public interest or excitement, at the expense of accuracy.
  • What does it mean to leer at someone?
    to look at someone in an obviously sexual way / to scan someone
  • What do we call someone who examines data or materials?
    An analyst
  • What does 'let's get down to the nitty gritty' mean?
    It means 'let's get to the point / main idea'
  • What's mansplaining?
    when a man explains something to a woman in a condescending, overconfident way.
  • What does it mean to cite?
    To give a reason or example
  • What's another way of saying 'being made redundant'?
    Being laid-off
  • What does the phrase 'we don't see eye to eye' express?
    It expresses disagreement.
  • 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's the phrasal verb for talking to someone condescendingly?
    to talk down to someone
  • What can we call putting something in danger (verb)
    To compromise
  • What does it mean to gauge something?
    To measure something
  • Builders are infamous for ______-whistling at women on the street.
    wolf
  • What's the verb to describe to grabbing someone in a sexual place, often unsolicited?
    to grope
  • I've lived city for many years but cat-_________ still makes me feel uncomfortable.
    calling
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