AoW 4/22: The Problem with Polls

The advertiser made an egregious error when he created the racist tv ad. 

• settling an issue; producing a definite result
• little or no attention or thought
• outstandingly bad; shocking
• of or relating to elections or electors

My parents never answer the phone at dinner because it's usually a telemarketing call. 

• the marketing of goods or services by means of telephone calls, typically unsolicited, to potential customers
• make up for (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
• formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total
• of or relating to elections or electors

The decisive victory by Washington proved who played the best ball in the county.

• make up for (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
• an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death
• (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
• settling an issue; producing a definite result

Minorities and women often get short shrifted when it comes to state and national issues.

• settling an issue; producing a definite result
• little or no attention or thought
• a person who conducts or analyzes opinion polls.
• outstandingly bad; shocking

Mina tried to compensate for forgetting her brother's birthday by getting him a huge gift.

• make up for (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
• (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)
• settling an issue; producing a definite result
• outstandingly bad; shocking

Because of the popularity of cell phones, most people don't have landlines anymore.

• an automated telephone call that delivers a recorded message, typically on behalf of a political party or telemarketing company
• a general vote by the electorate on a single political question that has been referred to them for a direct decision
• a conventional telecommunications connection by cable laid across land, typically either on poles or buried underground
• used to classify something, or suggest that it can be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points

Your aggregate grade for the year will be computed after semester exams. 

• settling an issue; producing a definite result
• formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total
• (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)
• an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

Your final grade hopefully won't need a post-mortem examination to figure out went wrong!

• (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
• little or no attention or thought
• (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)
• an examination of a dead body to determine the cause of death

Just because someone is affluent doesn't necessarily mean they're snobby.  

• make up for (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
• formed or calculated by the combination of many separate units or items; total
• (especially of a group or area) having a great deal of money; wealthy
• settling an issue; producing a definite result

High school is a time fraught with challenges and perils, but make good decisions, and you'll make it through!

• outstandingly bad; shocking
• little or no attention or thought
• make up for (something unwelcome or unpleasant) by exerting an opposite force or effect
• (of a situation or course of action) filled with or destined to result in (something undesirable)