English Quiz (The Subtle Art...) Part 43

'saddle' Meaning

• (in the saddle)having a position in which you are in control of something

• having none of the characteristics of life that an animal or plant has

• behaviour in which you refuse to obey someone or something; proud and determined opposition against authority or against someone more powerful than you are

'demographic' Meaning

• to make a short, sharp sound; to send an email, text, or other kind of message, especially to someone's mobile phone; to send a message to another computer in a network to check whether your computer is connected to it; When a car engine pings, it makes a high knocking sound because the fuel is not burning correctly.; a short, often electronic, ringing sound

• relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make them up); a group of people, for example customers, who are similar in age, social class, etc; relating to human populations and the information collected about them, such as their size, growth, ages, and education

• a feeling of anger and shock; a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action; (especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset

'outrage' Meaning

• relating to demography (= the study of populations and the different groups that make them up); a group of people, for example customers, who are similar in age, social class, etc; relating to human populations and the information collected about them, such as their size, growth, ages, and education

• to make a short, sharp sound; to send an email, text, or other kind of message, especially to someone's mobile phone; to send a message to another computer in a network to check whether your computer is connected to it; When a car engine pings, it makes a high knocking sound because the fuel is not burning correctly.; a short, often electronic, ringing sound

• a feeling of anger and shock; a shocking, morally unacceptable, and usually violent action; (especially of an unfair action or statement) to cause someone to feel very angry, shocked, or upset

'ping' Meaning

• to make a short, sharp sound; to send an email, text, or other kind of message, especially to someone's mobile phone; to send a message to another computer in a network to check whether your computer is connected to it; When a car engine pings, it makes a high knocking sound because the fuel is not burning correctly.; a short, often electronic, ringing sound

• moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one

• to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups; to make light waves move in one direction only, or mainly in one direction; to treat glass with a substance that reduces the amount of reflected light; to cause people in a group to have opposing positions; to cause light to travel in a particular pattern, rather than going in all directions at once

'back and forth' Meaning

• to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left; to destroy something completely; to read books or literature quickly and eagerly

• moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one

• to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups; to make light waves move in one direction only, or mainly in one direction; to treat glass with a substance that reduces the amount of reflected light; to cause people in a group to have opposing positions; to cause light to travel in a particular pattern, rather than going in all directions at once

'polarize' Meaning

• moving first in one direction and then in the opposite one

• to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left; to destroy something completely; to read books or literature quickly and eagerly

• to cause something, especially something that contains different people or opinions, to divide into two completely opposing groups; to make light waves move in one direction only, or mainly in one direction; to treat glass with a substance that reduces the amount of reflected light; to cause people in a group to have opposing positions; to cause light to travel in a particular pattern, rather than going in all directions at once