Is Google Making Us Stupid Flashcards

Put interesting and/or complex words from "Is Google Making Us Stupid" in this deck!

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boon (pg. 426)

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a thing that is helpful or beneficial

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ideograms (pg. 428)

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a written character symbolizing the idea of a thing without indicating the sounds used to say it, e.g., numerals and Chinese characters

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aphorisms (pg. 430)

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a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation

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ubiquity

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the fact of appearing everywhere or of being very common

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instinctive

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relating to or prompted by instinct; apparently unconscious or automatic

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