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Chapters 1 and 2 of College Oral Communication 2, by Anne E. Roemer

What do these words and phrases mean?

AB
AccurateExact. free from errors
MythAn imaginary story
BCAbbreviation for year Before Christ was born
SlaveA person who is owned by another, and forced to work without compensation
Century100 years
UniqueBeing the only one of its kind
CharacteristicSomething that distinguishes a person or thing
Fairy taleA story, usually intended for children
SettleTo resolve an issue
Common senseGood judgment gained from experience
AudiencePeople reading or listening or watching something
AdvoceOpinion intended to help guide
CharacterA person in a work of art such as a movie, a play or a book
ProverbA short saying that expresses a basic truth
ShepperdSomeone who takes care of sheep
Liven upTo make something more exciting
TerrifiedExtremely afraid, scared
FoolSomeone who has poor judgment
LectureOral explanation of a topic
DictationWriting exactly what is heard
FableShort story with a moral
SynonymA word with the same meaning as the original word
UniversalGenerally accepted, works well in a variety of settings
ResponsibleCan be trusted
PhilosophicalDealing with Philosophy
IndividualPertaining to just one person or thing
IllustrateTo give an example, to show
CactusDesert plant
CamelDesert animal
MonkeyTropical forest animal
MooseAnimal found in trundra
Oak treeAn example of a deciduous tree
ZebraAn example of an animal found in the savannah
BiomeA community of plants and animals in a specific ecosystem
TundraArctic area with permanently frozen subsoil and very thin layer that supports plant life in the summer months
Coniferous forestForest with evergreen trees, those which are mostly shaped like a cone
Deciduous treesTrees which lose their leaves in winter
GrasslandArea which gets enough water to grow grass and few trees
DesertArea with very little rain, where very few species of plants grow
RainforestTropical forest, very thick and moist
EcologyStudy of ecosystems
EcosystemThe interaction between the organisms and the area, or the biome that they live in
Food webInter-related food chains
Food chainorganisms that feed on each other - bigger eats smaller
SavannahArea with grassland and few trees
OrganismsLiving things
ProducersMake food themselves (plants)
ConsumersEat plants and other animals
DecomposersBreak down other plants and animals
SpeciesGroup of plants or animals that are considered the same kind
EnvironmentPlace which includes land, water, temperature, air and everything which affects living things
CycleA series of events that repeats periodically
PondSmall lake


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