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    Glosary L3

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    The document provides definitions for various words including: evoke, trade, keenly, be burdened with, look down on, belie, wince, budge, block out, sort out, steer, hone, envision, watered-down, rooted in, inconceivably, and cling. It defines each word and provides an example sentence to further illustrate the meaning of the word.

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    Glosary L3

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    Mother Tongue (Amy Tan)

    Evoke something: to bring a feeling, a memory or an image into your mind.


     The music evoked memories of her youth.
    Trade: a particular type of business.
     The building/food/tourist trade.
    Keenly: in a way that involves strong or deep feelings or awareness.
     We were keenly aware of the danger.
    Be burdened with something: to be carrying something heavy.
     She got off the bus, burdened with two heavy suitcases.
    Look down on somebody: to think that you are better than somebody.
     She looks down on people who haven't been to college.
    Belie something: to give a false impression of somebody/something.
     My calm exterior belies my deep inner fear.
    Wince (at something): to suddenly make an expression with your face that shows that you are
    embarrassed or feeling pain.
     I still wince when I think about that stupid thing I said.
    Budge: to move slightly; to make something/somebody move slightly.
     She pushed at the door but it wouldn't budge.
    Budge (on/from something): to change your opinion about something; to make somebody
    change their opinion.
     He won't budge an inch on the issue / Company executives refused to budge from
    their position.
    Block out: to stop yourself from thinking about or remembering something unpleasant
     Over the years she had tried to block out that part of her life.
    Sort something out: to organize the contents of something / to organize something
    successfully.
     If he can't get his talk sorted out, we'll have to ask someone else.
    Sort something out (from something): to separate something from a larger group
     Could you sort out the toys that can be thrown away?
    Steer something + adv. /prep.: to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it
    develops.
     He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.
    Hone (something): to develop and improve something, especially a skill, over a period of time
     She honed her debating skills at college.
    Envision something: to imagine what a situation will be like in the future, especially a situation
    you intend to work towards.
     If you can envision your goals, you can achieve those goals.
    A watered-down speech, piece of writing, etc. is changed in order to make it less strong or
    offensive.
    Rooted in something: developing from or being strongly influenced by something
     His problems are deeply rooted in his childhood experiences.
    Inconceivably: in a way that is impossible to imagine or believe
     She was inconceivably wealthy.
    Cling: to hold on tightly to somebody/something.
     Cling to somebody/something survivors clinging to a raft.

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