Chapter 2 Flashcards
You can make a child do what you want it to do by a whip or a threat. But these crude methods have sharply undesirable repercussions.
ˌriːpərˈkʌʃn
an indirect and usually bad result of an action or event that may happen some time afterwards
Not many things, but the few that you do wish, you crave with an insistence that will not be denied.
/ɪnˈsɪstəns
an act of demanding or saying something clearly and refusing to accept any opposition or excuses
Almost all these wants are usually gratified—all except one. But there is one longing—almost as deep
to please or satisfy somebody
to satisfy a wish, need
But there is one longing—almost as deep, almost as imperious, as the desire for food or sleep—which is seldom gratified. I
ɪmˈpɪriəs
expecting people to obey you and treating them as if they are not as important as you
But there is one longing—almost as deep,
almost as imperious, as the desire for food or sleep—which is seldom gratified. I
a strong feeling of wanting something
Here is a gnawing and unfaltering human hunger, and the rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart hunger will hold people in the palm of his or her hand and “even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.”
ˈnɔːɪŋ
making you feel worried over a period of time
Here is a gnawing and unfaltering human hunger, and the rare individual who honestly satisfies this heart hunger will hold people in the palm of his or her hand and “even the undertaker will be sorry when he dies.”
ʌnˈfɒl.tər.ɪŋ
never stopping or losing strength
The desire for a feeling of importance is one of the chief distinguishing differences between mankind and the animals.
most imporatant or main
highest in rank
point out the difference between A and B
It was this desire for a feeling of importance that led an uneducated, poverty-stricken grocery clerk to study some law books he found in the bottom of a barrel of household plunder that he had bought for fifty cent
The word “plunder” usually means things taken by force (like in war), but here it’s used informally to describe a random collection of household stuff, probably gathered together and sold cheaply.
This desire made Rockefeller amass millions that he never spent!
əˈmæs
to collect something, especially in large quantities over a period of time
It is this desire that lures many boys and girls into joining gangs and engaging in criminal activities.
lʊr
to persuade or trick somebody to go somewhere or to do something by promising them a reward
The disagreeable prospect of serving time seems remote so long as he can gloat over his likeness sharing space with pictures of sports figures, movie and TV stars and politicians.
ˈprɒs.pek
the possibility that something good will happen in the future
an idea of something that will soon happen in the future
a person who might be chosen
a good view of a large land area or of a city
Dillinger, on the other hand, got his feeling of importance by being a bandit, a bank robber and killer
Sym: Robber
“How dare you be seated in my presence until I invite you!”
Sit in front of me
Even Shakespeare, mightiest of the mighty, tried to add luster to his name by procuring a coat of arms for his family.
lʌstər
the shining quality of a surface
the quality of being special in a way that is exciting
Even Shakespeare, mightiest of the mighty, tried to add luster to his name by procuring a coat of arms for his family.
prəˈkjʊr
to obtain something, especially with difficulty
If someone procures a prostitute, they introduce the prostitute to a client.
a special shield or shield-shaped pattern that is the sign of a family, university, or city
People sometimes became invalids in order to win sympathy and attention, and get a feeling of importance.
An invalid is someone who needs to be cared for because they have an illness or disability.
If an action, procedure, or document is invalid, it cannot be accepted, because it breaks the law or some official rule.
An invalid argument or conclusion is wrong because it is based on a mistake.
She got a feeling of importance by forcing her husband, the President of the United States, to neglect important affairs of state while he reclined on the bed beside her for hours at a time, his arm about her, soothing her to sleep.
to sit or lie in a relaxed way, with your body leaning backwards
when a seat reclines or when you recline a seat, the back of it moves into a comfortable, sloping position
The writer Mary Roberts Rinehart once told me of a bright, vigorous young woman who became an invalid in order to get a feeling of importance
Vigorous physical activities involve using a lot of energy, usually to do short and repeated actions.
A vigorous person is strong and healthy and full of energy.
A vigorous person does things with great energy and enthusiasm. A vigorous campaign or activity is done with great energy and enthusiasm.
