Obtained. Consumer. Chapter. Journal. Appropriate

Obtained

/ əbˈteɪnd /

(v) to gain or get something usually by effort

● The information may be difficult to obtain.

● After 10 years in and out of culinary school and working in more than 15 restaurants, I've obtained a lot of knowledge about food.

● This is data that I've obtained through a lawsuit against the University of California.

Other words in this family: obtain, obtainable, obtaining, obtains, unobtainable

Consumer

/ kənˈsu məɹ /

(n) a person who buys goods and services

● Many consumers are still not comfortable making purchases on the Internet.

● The seafood industry can track the seafood from the boat to the plate to make sure that the consumer can then find out where their seafood came from.

● I got to experience one of the coolest autonomous vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show, which happens every year in January in Las Vegas.

Other words in this family: consume, consumed, consumers, consumes, consuming, consumption

Chapter

/ ˈtʃæp tər, ˈtʃæp dər /

(n) one of the main sections of a book; a period of time that is very different from the period of time before it

● Please read the first two chapters of your textbook before our next class.

● This chapter in our life has ended, so how do we move forward?

● In their most recent chapters of business, these banks have made some really bad decisions.

Other words in this family: chapters

Journal

/ ˈdʒɜɹ nəl /

(n) a book in which you write down your personal experiences and thoughts; a newspaper or magazine that reports on things of special interest

● My mom subscribes to the Wall Street Journal.

● Oprah likes to keep a gratitude journal and says it's the single most important thing she's ever done.

● Weston is published in every journal you can imagine.

(v) to write down personal experiences and thoughts

● I journal about the meaning of my dreams.

● My therapist asked me to journal about my experiences.

● We’ve been journaling on this blog now for 12 years; I love looking back and seeing what we’ve done and how our family has grown.

Other words in this family: journals

Text

/ tɛkst /

(n) the original words of a piece of writing or a speech

● You can find the full text of his speech on his website.

● We’re going to read some texts in feminist theory and have some conversations about them.

● Please use footnotes; I want your citations in the body of the text.

(v) to send someone a text message

● We were texting for an hour last night.

● If it’s urgent, call me because I don’t always text back immediately.

● You can text “STOP” to block future marketing messages.

Other words in this family: texts, textual

Quiz D (Days 16-20)

For each box, match the word on the left to its definition on the right. Use each word only once.

procedure acquisition legislation section response

___ (n) a series of actions that are done in a certain way or order; a medical treatment or option

___ (n) a law or set of laws made by a government; the action or process of making laws

___ (n) something that is said or written as a reply or reaction
___ (n) one of the parts that forms something
___ (n) the learning or development of a skill or quality

variable similar principle consumer indicate

___(adj) very important or basic
___ (n) a person who buys goods and services
___ (adj) almost the same as someone or something else
___ (adj) able or likely to change
___ (v) to direct attention to something (often by pointing)

chapter derive journal obtained text

___ (n) the original words of a piece of writing or a speech
___ (n) a period of time that is very different from the period of time before it

___(n) a newspaper or magazine that reports on things of special interest

___(v) to gain or get something usually by effort
___(v) to come from something

For Quiz answers and explanations, see the end of the document.

Days 21-25

Appropriate

adjective / əˈpɹoʊ pɹi ɪt /

(adj) right or suited for some purpose or situation

● A movie with a lot of violence is not appropriate for young children.

● Applause is appropriate after the speaker finishes.

● Some plants are not appropriate for very hot climates.

verb /əˈpɹoʊ pɹiˌeɪt /

(v) to get or save (money) for a specific use or purpose; to take or use something illegally or unfairly

● The town has appropriated funds to repair the bridge and work should begin this summer.

● Elements of the design were appropriated from other architects.

● The economy has been weakened by corrupt officials who have appropriated the country's resources for their own use.

Other words in this family: appropriacy, appropriately, appropriateness, inappropriacy, inappropriate, inappropriately

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