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Essay2VocabularySheet.docENG101 Essay 2 Vocabulary Sheet
ENG101-450 Essay 2 Vocabulary Sheet
www.onelook.com is a good site for finding definitions and synonyms.
INSTRUCTIONS: For words from “Visible Man: Ethics in a World without Secrets” by Peter Singer:
1. copy the sentence (or phrase) in which the word is used on the line between quotation marks.
2. Then write the definition of the word in the space below BY HAND. It is important to notice the way the word is used in the sentence and to CHOOSE THE CORRECT DEFINITION. Also, notice the part of speech (ADJ means “adjective”). The first word is done for you.
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disseminate VERB par. 2 “Technological breakthroughs have made it easy to collect, store, and disseminate data on individuals, corporations, and even the government” |
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Definition: to make something such as information or knowledge available to a lot of people |
troves NOUN par. 2 “_________________________________________________________________”
mug shots NOUN par. 3 “_______________________________________________________________”
scrutiny NOUN par. 5 “_________________________________________________________________”
norms NOUN par. 8 “__________________________________________________________________”
totalitarian ADJ par. 9 “_________________________________________________________________”
intrusion NOUN par. 9 “________________________________________________________________”
intercept VERB par 10 “________________________________________________________________”
malicious ADJ par. 10 “________________________________________________________________”
harass VERB par. 11 “________________________________________________________________”
vehemently ADVERB from vehement ADJ par. 13 “__________________________________________”
misleading ADJ par. 14 “_______________________________________________________________”
woefully ADVERB from woeful ADJ par. 14 “________________________________________________”
leaks NOUN par. 14 “__________________________________________________________________”
aftermath NOUN par. 16 “______________________________________________________________”
align VERB par. 20 “___________________________________________________________________”
scrupulous ADJ par.22 “________________________________________________________________”
reckless ADJ par. 22 “_________________________________________________________________”
callous ADJ par. 22 “__________________________________________________________________”
altruistic ADJ par. 25 “_________________________________________________________________”
curtail VERB par. 25 “_________________________________________________________________”
