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english PIF boek
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Jaar 5 (Atheneum)
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Ingenuity = To evolve Linguistic development = Becoming more advanced in the study connected to language Cacophony = an unpleasant mixture of loud sounds Phonetics = the study of the sounds made by the human voice in speech Evolutionary tree = a tree relating to the way in which living things develop over millions of years Primates = a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals, including humans, monkeys and apes Language acquisition = the process of learning a language Mechanical apparatus = describes a set of equipment or tools or sometimes a machine which is used for a particular purpose Larynx = a muscular hollow organ between the nose and the lungs which contains the tissue that moves very quickly to create the human voice and many animal sounds Vocal cords = a pair of folds at the upper end of the throat whose edges move quickly backwards and forwards and produce sound when air from the lungs moves over them Imperatively = Expressing a command or plea; peremptory To suffice = to be enough Elusive = difficult to describe, find, achieve or remember To collaborate = to work with someone else for a special purpose To beguile = to persuade, attract or interest, sometimes in order to deceive Physiologically = (the scientific study of) the way in which the bodies of living things work Untaint = to not spoil something, especially food or blood, by not adding a harmful substance, or not to spoil people's opinion of someone To unravel = To separate and clarify the elements of (something mysterious or baffling) Tantalising = describes something that causes desire and excitement in you, but which is unlikely to provide a way of satisfying that desire Hard-wired = If someone or something is hard-wired to do a particular thing, they automatically do it and cannot change that behaviour To evolve = to develop gradually, or to cause something or someone to develop gradually Mammal = any animal of which the female gives birth to babies, not eggs, and feeds them on milk from her own body Speech disorder = a state of untidiness or lack of organization in speech Mushy = soft and having no firm shape Saturated = Unable to hold or contain more; full. Integral part = necessary and important as a part of, or contained within, a whole To superimpose = to put especially a picture, words, etc. on top of something else, especially another picture, words, etc., so that what is in the lower position can still be seen, heard, etc To recuperate = to become well again after an illness; to get back your strength, health, etc Intrinsic = being an extremely important and basic characteristic of a person or thing Deaf-mute = a person who can neither hear nor speak Plasticity = the quality of being soft enough to be changed into a new shape To utilise = to use something in an effective way Dreary = boring and making you feel unhappy authoritative = seeming to have an ability to control Banal = boring, ordinary and not original Mannered = describes a style of speech or behaviour that is artificial, or intended to achieve a particular effect Cliched = a comment that is very often made and is therefore not original and not interesting Far-fetched = very unlikely to be true, and difficult to believe Laboured = needing a lot of effort, often because someone is tired Stilted = (of a person's behaviour or way of speaking or writing) too formal and not smooth or natural Graphic = very clear and powerful Refined = A refined substance has been made pure by removing other substances from it Evoke = to make someone remember something or feel an emotion Grotesque = strange and unpleasant, especially in a silly or slightly frightening way Gripping = describes something that is so interesting or exciting that it holds your attention completely Poignant = causing or having a very sharp feeling of sadness Affected = artificial and not sincere Implausible = difficult to believe, or unlikely Tedious = boring Absorbing = describes something that is very interesting and keeps your attention Trite = expressed too often to be interesting or seem sincere accurate = correct, exact and without any mistakes To give rise (to) = to cause Cloak = a loose outer piece of clothing without sleeves, which fastens at the neck, and is worn instead of a coat Euphemism = a word or phrase used to avoid saying an unpleasant or offensive word Innuendo = (the making of) a remark or remarks that suggest something sexual or something unpleasant but do not refer to it directly Taboo = (an action or word) avoided for religious or social reasons Obscenity = a very offensive or sexually shocking word or sentence (High) echelon a particular level or group of people within an organization such as an army or company Cognition = when you think or use a conscious mental process Inflammatory = intended or likely to cause anger or hate Head on = describes an accident in which the fronts of two vehicles hit each other To engage (with) = to employ someone To malfunction = to fail to work or operate correctly To inhibit / (inhibition) = to prevent someone from doing something, or to slow down a process or the growth of something Distraught = extremely worried, nervous or upset Resonant = clear and loud, or causing sounds to be clear and loud To generate = to cause something to exist Punitive = intended as a punishment To emote = To express emotion, especially in an excessive or theatrical manner To intrigue = to interest someone a lot, especially by being strange, unusual or mysterious Prolific = producing a great number or amount of something Incendiary = designed to cause fires Niggardly = slight in amount, quality or effort Take umbrage = to feel upset or annoyed, usually because you feel that someone has been rude or shown no respect to you Incensed = extremely angry Derogatory = showing strong disapproval and not showing respect Dehumanize = to remove from a person the special human qualities of independent thought, feeling for other people, etc. To ferment = to (cause something to) change chemically through the action of living substances, such as yeast or bacteria Despicable = very unpleasant or bad, causing strong feelings of dislike To veil = to hide or cover something so that you cannot see it clearly Insidious = (of something unpleasant or dangerous) gradually and secretly causing harm Annihilate = to destroy completely so that nothing is left Alienation = the feeling that you have no connection with the people around you Grist to the mill = anything that can be used to your advantage Alteration = a change, usually a slight change, in the appearance, character or structure of something Agency = a business which represents one group of people when dealing with another group (Dis)ingenuous = (of a person) very clever and skilful, or (of a thing) cleverly made or planned and involving new ideas and methods Ambiguity = (an example of) when something has more than one possible meaning and may therefore cause confusion Spend a penny = to urinate Mortified = very embarrassed Double entendre = a word or phrase that might be understood in two ways, one of which is usually sexual Nudge-nudge = something you say when you want to suggest that there is a sexual meaning in something that has just been said Lingua franca = a language which is used for communication between groups of people who speak different languages but which is not used between members of the same group To disenfranchise = to take away power or opportunities, especially the right to vote, from a person or group To stifle = to (cause to) be unable to breathe because you have no air
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