The Joy of Communal Girlhood, the Anguish of Teen Girls

Question 1

Connotation

Answer 1

an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.

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Feminist

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an advocate of women’s rights on the basis of the equality of the sexes; a person who supports feminism

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Girlhood

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the period when a person is a girl, and not yet a woman, or the state of being a girl

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Traversing

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travel across or through

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Inundated

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overwhelm (someone) with things or people to be dealt with

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Body Dysphoria

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you may be so worried about the way your body looks that it interferes with your ability to function normally you may be so worried about the way your body looks that it interferes with your ability to function normally

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Adolescence

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the period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child into an adult.

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Mélange

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a mixture; a medley

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Subversive

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seeking or intended to subvert an established system or institution.

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Symbiosis

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interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association, typically to the advantage of both

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Weird Girl

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Clean Girl

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trend based around a look that’s intended to appear elegantly casual but also minimalist and effortless

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Snail Girl

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a worker who slows down, takes it easy, sets his or her career goal within the limit, and strikes a life-work balance instead of slogging it hard

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Rat Girl

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have the ability to appear “cute” and put together on the outside, when in reality they’re repeatedly unlucky and consistently causing chaos