Group 511 - Day 05 Flashcards
facetious
treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor
to resign from
voluntarily leave a job or position
readily
without hesitation or reluctance
to tiptoe
walk quietly and carefully
intersectionality
how things cross each other or intersect
consciousness raising
making people aware of political or social issues
overwhelmed
to be overpowered by an excess of something
come back down to earth
return to reality
well with tears
fill with tears
lofty (of ideas)
noble
intractable
difficult or stubborn
board meeting
meeting of the committee that is responsible for making decisions in an organization
to found
to establish (an institution or organization)
soothing
to have a calming effect
looming
standing large and tall above you
up the ante
raise the level of a competition or conflict
to slaughter
to kill an animal for food
tacky
showing poor taste or quality
high street
main street of a town (where most shops/restaurants are located)
STDs
sexually transmitted diseases
to aim
to direct (something) at a target
dictatorship
government ruled by a dictator
landless
(of a rural worker) owning no land
homeless
without a home and living on the streets
conservative
holding traditional attitudes and values
progressive
favoring social reform or new, liberal ideas
double standards
principle that is applied in different ways to different people
