lesson3 Flashcards
psyche
the mind or the deepest thoughts, feelings or beliefs of a person or group
the male psyche, American psyche
perceive
to come to an opinion about something, or have a belief about something
we often remember what we have perceived peripherally
peripheral
not as important as something else
typeface
font
elusive
difficult to describe,find, achieve or remember
even if these peripheral details are a bit elusive
counterproductive
having an effect that is the opposite of what you intend or desire
improved safety measures in cars can be counterproductive as they encourage people to drive faster
persuade
to cause people to do or believing something especially bu explaining why they should
if she doesn’t want to go, nothing you can say will persuade her
induce
to persuade someone to do something
nothing could induce me to ride a bike
fatigue
extreme tiredness
intense physical exercise can induce fatigue
solemn
serious and without any humor
teacher reads the text slowly and solemnly
barque
relating to the heavily decorated style
likewise
in the same way
stimulate
to encourage something to grow develop or become active
students are stimulated to recall the material presented
dramatization
the act of telling people about things that happened in a way that makes them seem more exciting, important or dangerous than they really were
there is too much dramatization in some newspapers
devote
to use a space, area, time etc. for a particular purpose
they are devoted entirely to assisting recall
paraconscious
between conscious and unconscious
placebo
a substance given to someone who is told that it is a particular medicine either to make the person feel as if they are getting better or to compare the effect of the particular medicine when given to others
she was only given a placebo, but she claimed she got better that’s the placebo effect
dispense
to give out something especially products services
it must be dispensed with authority to be effective
autocratic
demanding that people obey completely without asking or caring about anyone else’s opinions
the president resigned after 30 years of autocratic rule
conduct
to organize and perform a particular activity
the experiments were conducted by scientists in New York
designate
to choose someone officially to do particular job
traditionally, the president designates his successor
accredit
to officially recognize, accept, or approve of someone or something
the agency was not accredited by the Philippine consulate
notoriety
the state of being famous for something bad
while suggestopodia gained some notoriety through success
mediocre
not very good
parents don’t want their children going to mediocre schools
attribute
to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing
her success can be attributed to three main factors
