F2F Class Notes (Nemo)

Vocabulary

Chip in (something) (v): 1-to give some money, esp. when several people are giving money to pay for something together:
E.g.: They each chipped in $50 to take their parents out to dinner.

Chipped (adj): 1-with a small piece or pieces broken off:
E.g.: a chipped glass
E.g.: All the plates were old and chipped.

Semi- (prefix): 1-half or partly:
E.g.: semi-literate
E.g.: semiconscious
E.g.: semi-permanent
E.g.: semi-skilled workers
E.g.: a semi-autobiographical novel

Semi-literate (adj): 1-Unable to read or write with ease or fluency; poorly educated.
E.g.: a high proportion of the population is still relatively poor and semi-literate

Trivia (n): 1-details or information that are not important:
E.g.: She has an encyclopedic knowledge of sports trivia.
E.g.: The museum celebrates the trivia of everyday life.

Trivial (adj): 1- having little value or importance:
E.g.: I don’t know why he gets so upset about something so trivial.
E.g.: Sexual harassment in the workplace is not a trivial matter.

Harassment (n): 1- behavior that annoys or upsets someone:
E.g.: sexual harassment
E.g.: Attitudes seem to be changing as a result of recent highly publicized cases of sexual harassment.
E.g.: Allegations of sexual harassment have led to disciplinary proceedings being taken against three naval officers.

Pornography (n): 1-books, magazines, films, etc. with no artistic value that describe or show sexual acts or naked people in a way that is intended to be sexually exciting:
E.g: a campaign against pornography
E.g.: hard(-core) (= very detailed) porn
E.g.: soft(-core) (= not very detailed) porn

Pronunciation

Pornography–/pɔːrˈnɑː.ɡrə.fi/