Little Things Are Big Vocabulary

Vocabulary : Little Things Are Big

•1. valise
( n.) a small suitcase

•2. customary
• (adj.)
•Definition: something done in
accordance with accepted standard or
rules.
•Synonyms: traditional, usual, ordinary
•Ex. It is customary to offer drinks to
guests.

Little Things are Big – Vocabulary

•3. perceive
•(Verb)
•Definition: to be aware of
through the senses; observe; to
grasp mentally

•4. courtesy
•(noun)
•Politeness, respect, and
consideration for others

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•5.palpably
• ( adverb)
•Definition: Obvious or intense or
easily noticed
•Obviously
•Ex. palpably false claims
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•6. preconceived
•Adj.
•Definition: believed before one
has full knowledge or experience

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•7. ancestral
•( Adj.)
•Definition : refer to a person’s
family in former times

•8. illiterate
•Adj.
•Definition: does not know how
to read or write
•Ex. Musically illiterate

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•9. chauvinistic
•Adj.
•Definition: intolerant, bigoted,
biased
•Prejudiced and favoring a
particular group

•10. conditioning
•noun
•Definition: The process of
learning associations between
environmental events and
behavioral responses

Ex. Chauvinistic conditioning of
the “divide and rule” policy of
present day society.