Vocabulary - study sync 1

Define the word "detect"

• To ignore or overlook something.
• To create or produce something new.
• To analyze or evaluate something thoroughly.
• To discover or identify the presence of something.

Define the word "Acquired"

• Obtained or gained, often through effort or experience.
• Lost or forgotten, often due to neglect.
• Given freely without any effort or exchange.
• Inherent or natural, without external influence.

Define the word "hesitantly"

• In a quick manner; with certainty.
• in a slow or nervous way, because of not being sure of something

• In a confident manner; without hesitation.
• In a loud manner; with assertiveness.

Define "Compare and contrast"

• Compare and contrast refers to the process of identifying similarities and differences between two or more subjects.
• A technique for analyzing numerical data.
• A method of summarizing a single subject.
• A way to evaluate the effectiveness of a process.

Define "quote"

• A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts using quotation marks.

• A quote is a summary of a person's life.
• A quote is a type of financial transaction.
• A quote is an original thought expressed by an author.

Define "portable" as it's used in this sentence:

Easy listening or smooth jazz but when I listed late at night with my portable (that I was so proud of)

• a lightweight device, such as a radio or television, that can be easily carried.

• A feature of a smartphone.
• A brand of headphones.
• A type of music genre.

Define "humiliating" as it's used in this sentence:

Hat in the hand to ask to borrow so that I might borrow, probably they said something humilating since southern Whites like to humilate southern blacks.

• Making someone feel proud or accomplished.
• Encouraging someone to stand tall and confident.
• Causing someone to feel ashamed or degraded.
• Promoting a sense of equality and respect.

Define "nonetheless" as it's used in this sentence:

But she nonetheless brought the books back and I held them to my chest.

• Despite that; in any case.
• On the contrary; instead.
• In contrast; however.
• Regardless of that; anyway.

Define "glider" as it's used in this sentence:

Where I would sit on the front porch in a gray glider and dream of a world far away.

• A rocking chair that moves back and forth.
• A small boat used for fishing.
• A chair that spins around in circles.
• A type of bird that glides through the air.

Define "savoring" as it's defined in this sentence:

I woke up early that morning and lay in bed, looking at the stars and savoring the thought of not going to work.

• To ignore a thought or experience.
• To forget about a thought or experience.
• To rush through a thought or experience.
• To fully enjoy and appreciate a thought or experience.