Vocabulary

Juxtaposition

He argued that body language, facial expression and stock mannerisms function "in juxtaposition to words, " imparting feelings, attitudes, reactions and judgments in a different register.

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Juxtaposition means a different pattern.

type of clue: Definition

My own sentence
A juxtaposition of two cars show that one car an save more gas than the other one.


Adept

It is a skill that we all must learn, in actual social setting, from people (often older) who are adept in the idiom.

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Adept means to be comfortable in any situation

type of clue: Definition

My own sentence
My husband is adept at teaching my step-daughter difficult math problems by using flash cards to make it more interesting


Adroitness

The digital natives improves their adroitness at the keyboard, but when it comes to their capacity to "read" the behavior of other, they are all thumbs.

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Adroitness means knowledge.

type of clue: Inference

My own sentence
My step-daughter soccer team is considered adroitness at playing the soccer game.