Ten Steps to Building College Reading Skills Chapter 5
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melissamitchell319 Plus on May 11, 2012
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Chapter 5 Locations of Main Ideas
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gestures | the ways in which people use their bodies to communicate with one another |
| context | overall situation |
| reliable | worthy of being depended on |
| perceive | to become aware of through the senses |
| theory | idea that explains something and is supported by observation |
| status | the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society |
| superiority | high rank or status |
| courtship | a social interaction similar to dating but with the sole purpose of eventual marriage |
| flirtatious | Full of playful allure; provocative, teasing; given to flirting |
| instinctive | done automatically without thinking |
| consciously | done with awareness |
| seductive | tempting and attractive; enticing (especially in a sexual sense) |
| insistent | demanding attention |
| abrupt | rudely sudden |
| territory | any area that an animal defends against other animals |
| preening | grooming |
| masculine | associated with men and not with women |
| meek | willing to yield to the power of another |
| scolded | punished or corrected with strong or harsh words; spoke to sharply or in an angry manner |
| identical | exactly alike |
| universal | affecting all; present everywhere |
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