Dress Code

Article Definitions

• crack down on – take severe measures against, for the purpose of preventing something bad

• leggings (n.) – tight-fitting stretch pants worn by women and children

• pants (n.) – trousers, slacks

• distraction (n.) – a thing that prevents someone from giving full attention to something else

• Junior High (School) – similar to middle school, but usually only includes grades 7 and 8

• headline (n.) – a heading (short line of text) at the top of an article or page in a newspaper or magazine

• making headlines – becoming the most important news story

• enforce (v.) – to compel / force / make someone comply with (obey / follow) a law or rule

• conservative (adj.) – holding to traditional attitudes and values

• on campus – within the boundaries of a school, hospital, or other institution

• garner (v.) – gather, collect, or receive something, especially information, approval, or attention.

• label (v.) – assign to a category, especially inaccurately or restrictively.

• initially (adv.) – at first, in the beginning

• spark (v.) – provide the stimulus for a dramatic event or process

• uproar (n.) – a public expression of protest or outrage

• spark an uproar – cause a public expression of protest / outrage

• assembly (n.) – a large meeting of people for a specific purpose

• yoga pants (n.) – flexible form-fitting pants used for yoga and other activities

• skinny jeans (n.)

slim-fitting pants / jeans

• clarify (v.) – make (a statement or situation) less confused and more clearly understandable

• widespread (adj.) – found or distributed over a large area or number of people

• under (prep.) [in this context] – used to express dominance or control

• under the (new) policy – with the enforcement / control of the rules

• flag (v.) – to point out someone who has broken a rule

• baggy (adj.) – (of clothes) loose-fitting and hanging in folds

• expose (v.) – make (something) visible, typically by uncovering it

• address (v.) – to deal with an issue or problem

• attire (n.) – clothes, especially fine or formal ones

• sheer (adj.) – (of a fabric) very thin, often “see-through”

• undergarments (n.) – underclothing, underwear

• wardrobe (n.) – a person’s entire collection of clothes

• like [informal] – used in speech (often by teenagers) as a meaningless filler

• kind of [informal] – to some extent, a little bit (often expressing vagueness or used as a meaningless filler)

• a big deal [informal] – a situation / event considered important

• estimate (v.) – to roughly calculate or judge the value, number, or extent of something

• dozen (n.) – twelve of something; [informal] a lot of something (usually: dozens)

• focused on – concentrated on; pay particular attention to

• respectable (adj.) – regarded by society to be good, proper, or correct

• deem (v.) – to regard or consider something in a specified way