Unit 16- Information Age

Question 1

Adage

Answer 1

a traditional saying that is accepted by many as true or partially true; proverb

Question 2

Evolved

Answer 2

1. develop, metamorphose, adapt yourself Modern birds evolved from dinosaurs.
2. grow, develop, advance, progress, mature Popular music evolved from folk songs.
3. work out, develop, progress, expand, elaborate, unfold, enlarge, unroll He evolved a working method from which he has never departed.

Question 3

nuggets of wisdom.

Answer 3

anything small but of great value or significance:

Question 4

Commodity

Answer 4

n, pl -ties

1. (Economics) an article of commerce
2. something of use, advantage, or profit
3. (Economics) economics an exchangeable unit of economic wealth, esp a primary product or raw material
4. (Economics) a quantity of goods
5. convenience or expediency

Question 5

Tempting

Answer 5

highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire; “an alluring prospect”; “her alluring smile”; “the voice was low and beguiling”; “a tempting invitation”

Question 6

Allure

Answer 6

1. to attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.
2. to fascinate; charm.
   v.i.
3. to be attractive or tempting.
   n.
4. fascination; charm; appeal.

Ex:The dog was allured by the smell of roasting meat.

Question 7

subtlety

Answer 7

quality of being difficult to detect or analyze; “you had to admire the subtlety of the distinctions he drew”

Sutileza

Question 8

Data

Answer 8

pl. n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
1. Facts that can be analyzed or used in an effort to gain knowledge or make decisions; information.
2. Statistics or other information represented in a form suitable for processing by computer.
3. Plural of datum.

Question 9

n
1. (Sociology) sociol the hierarchical structures of class and status in any society

Answer 9

Social standing

Question 10

1. To be great in number or amount: “In areas where scorpions abound, spider populations are generally kept in check” (Natalie Angier).
2. To have something in great numbers or amounts. Often used with in or with: “Neanderthal sites … abound with artifacts, including scrapers, choppers, hand axes, and knives” (Philip and Carol Zaleski). See Synonyms at teem1.

Answer 10

Abound

Question 11

Accurate

Answer 11

adj.

1. Conforming exactly to fact
2. Preciso
3. Capable of providing a correct reading or measurement: an accurate scale.
4. Acting or performing with care and precision; meticulous: an accurate proofreader.

Question 12

Unbiased

Answer 12

having no bias or prejudice; fair or impartial

Question 13

adj

1. able to be trusted; predictable or dependable

Answer 13

Reliable

Question 14

1. the point or place from which something originates
2. (Physical Geography)
   a. a spring that forms the starting point of a stream; headspring
   b. the area where the headwaters of a river rise: the source of the Nile.
3. a person, group, etc, that creates, issues, or originates something: the source of a complaint.

Answer 14

Source

Question 15

1. To take for granted; suppose: The study assumes that prices will rise.
   2.
   a. To take upon oneself (a duty or obligation): assume responsibility; assume another’s debts.
   b. To undertake the duties of (an office): assumed the presidency.

Answer 15

Assume

Question 16

vb

1. (tr) to state too strongly; exaggerate or overemphasize

Answer 16

Overstate

Question 17

› something that someone says either to ​avoid ​answering a ​question ​clearly or to make someone ​believe something that is not ​true
Enrolation

Answer 17

Weasel words

Question 18

Bamboozle

Answer 18

vb (tr)

1. to cheat; mislead( enganar)
2. to confuse

Question 19

Gibberish

Answer 19

1. meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing; nonsense.

2. talk or writing containing many obscure, pretentious, or technical words.

Question 20

Bewildering

Answer 20

1. To confuse or befuddle, especially by being complicated or
2. To cause to lose one’s bearings; disorient: “The whirling snow bewildered him”

Question 21

Understate

Answer 21

represent as less significant or important
downplay, minimise, minimize
inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; “I informed him of his rights”
trivialise, trivialize - make trivial or insignificant; “Don’t trivialize the seriousness of the issue!”

Question 22

Gobbledygook

Answer 22

language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usu. hard to understand.

Question 23

Red tape

Answer 23

red tape
n
1. obstructive official routine or procedure; time-consuming bureaucracy

Question 24

Gripe

Answer 24

1. Informal. to complain naggingly or constantly; grumble.

2. to suffer pain in the bowels.(intestine)

Question 25

Bowel

Answer 25

1.

a. often bowels The intestine.
b. A part or division of the intestine: the large bowel.
2. bowels The interior of something: in the bowels of the ship.
3. bowels Archaic The seat of pity or the gentler emotions.