Teaching English Chapter 1

Question 1

locus

noun

Answer 1

example locus of verbal behavior.

the place where something is particularly known to exist or which is the center of something.

Question 2

advocate

noun countable

Answer 2

example school with its advocates
someone who publicly supports someone or something
sys proponent

Question 3

axiom

noun

Answer 3

example an important axiom
formal
a rule or principle that is generally considered to be true.

Question 4

deductive

adjective

Answer 4

example deductive process

using the knowledge and information you have in order to understand or form an opinion about something

Question 5

synopsis

Answer 5

a short description of the main events or ideas in a book, film, etc.
synonym summary

Question 6

kaleidoscopic

adjective

Answer 6

kaleidoscopic scenes colors, or patterns change often and quickly.

Question 7

explicate

Answer 7

formal

to explain an idea in detail

Question 8

condense

verb

Answer 8

to make something that is spoken or written shorter, by not giving as much detail or using fewer words to give the same information

Question 9

arbitrary

adjective

Answer 9

decided or arranged without any reason or plan, often unfairly.

Question 10

succinctly

adverb

Answer 10

succinct: clearly expressed in a few words, use this to show approval.
synonym concise

Question 11

imbued

verb

Answer 11

example methodology will be imbued

to make someone or something have a quality idea or emotion very strongly.

Question 12

dismantle

verb

Answer 12

example it can be dismantled

to gradually get rid of a system or organization

Question 13

acquisition

Answer 13

example first language acquisition

the process by which you gain knowledge or learn a skill.

Question 14

labyrinth

Answer 14

something that is very complicated and difficult to understand

Question 15

dialectology

Answer 15

the branch of linguistics concerned with the study of dialects

Question 16

intricate

Answer 16

containing many small or details that all work or fit together complex.

Question 17

confine

Answer 17

limit, to keep someone or something within the limits of a particular activity or subject.
syn restrict

Question 18

phoneme

Answer 18

the smallest unit of speech that can be used to make one work different from another words.

Question 19

morpheme

Answer 19

the smallest unit of meaning in a language, the word, so , …

Question 20

consolidation

noun

Answer 20

consolidate

to strengthen the position of powet or success that you have, so that it becomes more effective or continues for longer.

Question 21

elusive

adjective

Answer 21

an elusive idea or quality is difficult to describe or understand.