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Journalism
Undergraduate 2
04/06/2009
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mea culpa
 Definition
"my bad"
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paradox
 Definition
apparent contadiction
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solipsism
 Definition
i am the center of the universe
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skeptic
 Definition
doubts, but can be convinced to change
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cynic
 Definition
all human behavior is selfish
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ombudsman
 Definition
reader advocate
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facetious
 Definition
joking: not literal
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oxymoron
 Definition
jumbo shrimp
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denotation
 Definition
dictionary meaning of a word
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luddite
 Definition
against technology
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i.e.
 Definition
that is
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e.g.
 Definition
for example
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aliterate
 Definition
can read but wont
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libel
 Definition
defame in print
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slander
 Definition
defame in speech
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infer
 Definition
educated guess
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anomaly
 Definition
oddity; exception
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credible
 Definition
believable
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antonym
 Definition
words with opposite meaning
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synonym
 Definition
words with similar meaning
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demography
 Definition
analysis of an audiences data
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altruist
 Definition
believes in helping others
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sadist
 Definition
enjoys inflicting pain on others
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masochist
 Definition
enjoys inflicting pain on self
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vacuous
 Definition
empty-headed
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hubris
 Definition
massive pride or arrogance
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vapid
 Definition
dull or tedious
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disingenuous
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insincere or calculating
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allusion
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"thou too brutus?"
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hyperbole
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exaggeration
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ambivalent
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mixed feelings for person or issue
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gate keeping
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if it is news, how do we play it?
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agenda setting
 Definition
is it newsworthy or not?
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