Movement Flashcards
(15 cards)
Layover?
-a short stay somewhere between two parts of a journey
Rush hour?
-the time of day when roads are busy because lots of people are traveling to and from work
Spirit?
-one’s attitude to life
Venue?
-the place where an event happens
Conventional?
-usual, common, or accepted
Implement?
-make it start to work
Outstanding
-excellent, great
Shuttle
-a bus or train that travels regularly between two places
What is a compound adjective?
-a single adjective formed from two or more words
What are function words?
- words that connect, replace or show relationships are called function words
- > normally unstressed
Supercommuter
-someone who travels more than 145km (90miles) one way to work
What is e.g. staying for ?
-for example (exempli gratia)
What is i.e. staying for?
-that is / that means (Id est)
Principle
-a basic idea or rule that has a major influence on how something is done
What is a slippery slope argument?
-claims that allowing something relatively harmless today (an event A) will start a trend that ultimately results in something terrible or extreme happening later (event Z)