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The middle child= the second-born child in a family with three children

Gifted program= a program of study designed for exceptionally

intelligent students

Fast friends= very good friends

The birth of a revolution= beginning of a dramatic change in the way

things are done

Exponential rate= extremely fast rate

Perfect storm= situation in which a number of events occur at once to

produce a dramatic result

Lose sight of= forget about

Call the shots= make the important decisions

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Draw conclusions= reach an opinion or belief about something

Obsolete= no longer used because it is out of date

Duke / duchess= a man/ woman with a noble or very high rank

Abbot/ abbess =the leader of a group of monks i nuns

Unobjectionable= not offensive

Gained currency= started being believed, accepted, or used by many

people

Analogous= similar

Connotations= impressions that a word gives in addition to its meaning

Devaluing= reducing the value of something

Follow suit =do as other people are doing

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Hitting on you =trying to talk to you because he's attracted to you

Kiss-up= someone who is especially friendly to the boss in the hope of

receiving special treatment

Nary= not one

Furrow-browed =always frowning and looking unhappy

Anything that didn't sit quite well with [him or her]= anything he or she
was unhappy or dissatisfied with

Hold that against you= think badly of you for that; judge you for that

Trademark= the quality or behavior that you are known for

Trimming head count=reducing the number of employees

Mask= hide

On board= in agreement

Morphs =changes, transforms

Bottom line= line in a financial statement that shows the net income or
profit

Tattletale= someone who tells an authority figure what someone else

has done wrong

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Took it for granted= assumed something was true without evidence or
proof

Figments of an active imagination= imaginary things that someone

believes are real
Brain-scanning techniques= ways of taking pictures of the brain to look
at brain activity

Prunes= cuts away unnecessary parts to help growth

Impinging intruding= interfering with

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Advertising legend= a person who has become famous in the field of
advertising

Make a person tick= make a person behave the way he or she does

Futures= shares in the stock market that are bought or sold in advance
of delivery

Crania= (plural form of cranium) skulls

Manipulate your knowledge and experience= use your knowledge and

experience in different ways

Outlook= point of view

Navy admiral= an officer of very high rank in the navy who commands a
group of ships

Scored= written in musical notation format with specific parts for each
instrument

Put it well= expressed the idea well; made the point

Acentric= having some strange or unusual ideas or ways of doing things

Freeway= a large highway with no tolls

Haggling arguing= usually over money

Status quo= (from latin) the way things are; what is considered normal
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The way things have been going= recent events

You're never around= you are not here

Feel swamped= i have too much work; i am overwhelmed

Building rapport= establishing a good working relationship

Listen empathetically= listen in a way that shows understanding of a

person's situation and feelings

Nonjudgmentally= openly without having an opinion beforehand

Put down= insulted

Personal biases= their own views and opinions

Emotionally charged words= words that make people feel upset

Nonverbal cues= ways people communicate in addition to words, for

example, eye movement, gestures, tone of voice, etc.

Semantic barrier= breakdown in communication based on the meaning

of words

Slang= very casual language used by a particular group, often containing

many newly invented terms

Zeroing in on= focusing on

Clarifying questions= questions that help the listener understand what

the speaker is saying

Faking attention= pretending to listen

Flight-or-fight mode= responding by walking away angrily or by arguing

Grilled (slang) made to feel uncomfortable by being asked a series of
tough questions
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The man who has not= the person who does not have

Spectacle= an impressive display

Contemplative mood= calm and thoughtful state of mind

Insipid= dull not interesting

Diabolical conglomeration= devilish, ugly, or evil-looking combination

Hygienic clean= free from disease

What is one man's meat may be another's poison= what is good for one
person may be bad for another

Sap= a liquid inside a plant that carries nutrients to its parts

Critical event= most important thing that can happen; a turning point

Affinity= natural liking or attraction

Peevish= bad-tempered; irritable

Devour= read eagerly

Cast a spell= used magic to influence

Sustenance= something, especially food, that supports life

Precludes= prevents something from happening

Awl= tool with a sharp point for punching holes in leather

By: Shahad Adel Al-Mussawi