Chapter 8
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| developed or learned; not naturally occurring Ex: A love of opera is an _______ taste; almost nobody likes it the first he or she hears it. | ||
| the ability to form or understand an idea Ex: Most people have no _______ of the enormous amount of genetic information present in a single living cell. | ||
| a fixed or strong belief Ex: Although he privately held onto his _______, threats by the church caused Galileo to publicly denounce his theory that the Earth orbited the sun. | ||
| stubbornly adhering to unproved beliefs Ex: Doug was _______ in his belief that exercising frequently boosts one's immune system. | ||
| informative; contributing to one's awareness Ex: The Rosetta Stone was _______ because it allowed linguists to begin to translate Egyptian hieroglyphs, which had previously been a mystery. | ||
| a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience Ex: It was my _______ that I was supposed to throw a curve ball, but I must have been wrong because the catcher didn't expect it. | ||
| the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight Ex: It is said that some people have _______ about future events that allows them to predict the future. | ||
| an incorrect understanding or interpretation Ex: His belief that storks bring babies was just one of his many _______. | ||
| awareness; insight Ex: The detective's _______ of people's hidden feelings makes it easy for him to catch liars. | ||
| point of view Ex: People from the North and South viewed the Civil War from different _______ - each side's circumstances made it difficult for them to understand the other side. | ||
| having great depth or seriousness Ex: There was a _______ silence during the ceremony in honor of those who died during World War II. |
