Chapter 3 VocabularyPowerPoint created by Anne Yeaw

Comments by Marcie -- when there are multiple definitions, blue definitions match context in chapter. Green definitions are also good to know .

access (n)Students must have a password to get

______ to the computers on campus.Definition: 1. a way of entering a place; 2.

the opportunity or right to use something or see someone/something

capacity (n)Mike McGinn is a bike rider and, in his _______

as mayor of Seattle, has created bike lanes throughout the city.

Definition: 1. the number of things or people that a container or space will hold; 2. the ability to understand or do something; 3. the official position or function that someone has.

character (n)The book gives us an insight into Mrs. Obama’s

_________.

Definition: 1. all the qualities or features that make a person, place or group of people different from others; 2. admirable personal qualities; 3. an interesting or unusual quality about a person or place; 4. an interesting or unusual person. (not our chapter)

collateral (n)When you take out a mortgage to buy real estate,

that land or building is always used as __________ for the loan.

Definition: 1. property or something valuable that you promise to give to someone if you cannot pay back money you have borrowed from them.

common knowledge (n)It is _______ __________ that the name of

our school is being changed.Definition: 1.something that everyone

knows.

consumers (n) Health-conscious _________ want more

information about the food they buy.Definition: 1. a person who buys goods or

services.

economy (n) When a country’s _______ is growing,

factories are producing more goods, and people are buying them.

Definition: 1. the relationship between production, trade and the supply of money; 2. the use of time or money in a way that avoids waste.

eradication (n) The ___________ of several diseases is nearly

complete due to the development of vaccines and the efforts of organizations concerned with world health.

Definition: 1. the complete destruction or removal of something; especially something bad.

funds (n) The hospital is trying to raise _____ for

new equipment.

Definition: 1. an amount of money that has been saved for a particular purpose; 2. money.

grant (n) He has been awarded a research _____.

Definition: 1. an amount of money that is given by the government or some other organization to be used for a particular purpose.

item (n) Can I pay for each ____ separately?

Definition: 1. one thing on a list of things to do, to buy or to talk about (not used as a list item in our chapter; 2. one article or object.

Literacy (n) ________ is extremely important in a

democratic society since people must be able to read and write in order to vote.

Definition: 1. the ability to read and write.

logic (n) Sometimes a student can use context to fill in a

missing word, and other times he must use _________________.

Definition: 1. a science that uses formal methods for thinking about or explaining something; 2.sensible reasons for doing something; 3. a way of thinking or explaining something.

Microlending (n) ____________ allows people in poor

countries to borrow a small amount of money to buy a tool that will help them to earn a living.

Definition: 1. the act of lending very small amounts of money.

poverty (n) Elderly people who do not have families to

help them may live in _______.Definition: 1. the state of being poor; 2. a

lack of something.

requirement (n) The successful completion of

Grammar/Writing 3 is a ___________ for taking Grammar/Writing 4.

Definition: 1. something that you need or want; 2. something that you must have to do something else.

consume (v) Automobiles _________ large amounts of

fossil fuel.Definition: 1. to use something especially

fuel, energy or time; 2. to eat or drink something; 3. to be filled with a strong feeling.

invest (v) The college is going to ______ $4 million in

a new library.Definition: 1. to buy something (e.g. property)

with the intention of making a profit; 2. to spend money to make something better or more successful; 3. to spend time, money or effort on something you think is good or useful.

target (v) Advertisers _________ consumers when

they create commercials.Definition: 1. to aim an attack or criticism at

somebody or something; 2. to try to have an effect on a particular group of people.

anonymous (adj) Someone made a very large donation to

our organization, but we can’t thank him or her because the person has chosen to remain __________.

Definition: 1. written, given, made by someone who does not want their name to be known.

identical (adj) Twins do not always look _________.Definition: 1. the same.

social (adj) ________ problems include poverty and

homelessness.Definition: 1. connected with society and the

way it is organized or with your position in society; 2. connected with activities in which people get together for fun.

subsidiary (adj & n) Gmail is one _________ of Google. Google is the

large company, and Gmail is one of its branches. Chrome is another _________branch of Google.

Definition: 1.(adj) connected with a larger entity, usually a business that is owned by another business. 2. (adj) secondary 3. (N) a business that is owned by a larger business.

worthless (adj) He’s a great guy but, when it comes to doing

the laundry, he’s _________. He can never remember to separate whites from colors.

Definition: 1. something of no practical or financial value; 2. having no good qualities or useful skills.

Peer pressure ____ ________ has a negative connotation, so

it is usually used to describe the attempt by friends to convince you to do something that is not in your best interest.

Definition: 1. attempts by your friends (peers) to force or convince (pressure) you to do something .

take the initiative I was so proud of my son when he ____ ___

________ and submitted college applications on his own.

Definition: 1. deciding and acting on your own without waiting for someone to tell you what to do .