Wednesday, April 15, 2009

More help with words?

meaning of :


1.perceived in%26quot;anonymity-percieved or othersewise-and a lack of spuervision make for potent mix.%26quot;


2.potent mix(above sentence)


3.embodies and brazen in:%26quot;sth embodies some of that brazen attitude%26quot;


4.keep in step


5.cyber-sleuth


6.digression in:%26quot;cyber-sleuth companies are called in when a firm detects a tech-related digression.%26quot;


7.is netizens informal?


8.chattel


9.shoe-horning


10.penal code is a law for particular crime? if possible give an example of the crime please


for your info im 12 and share the account with my sis the words, i do not understand the meanings from dictionary.com.

More help with words?
If you don%26#039;t understand the definitions from dictionary.com, I%26#039;m not sure you%26#039;ll understand the definitions from anyone. I suggest trying a regular Webster%26#039;s dictionary.





1. perceived - your perception, or point of view. When you perceive something, it may or may not be based in reality. So, anonymity (which means %26quot;not known%26quot;) can be real or it can be just how you see it from your perspective.





2. potent mix - potent means powerful. Like an antibiotic can be potent or weak, depending on its expiration date. Anyway, potent mix means %26quot;powerful combination,%26quot; in this sentence.





3. embodies - engenders; possesses; owns and displays. brazen - bold; shameless





4. keep in step - keep up with, like keeping in step with fashion





5. cyber-sleuth - a sleuth is someone who solves mysteries, like a detective. So, a cyber sleuth would be someone who does detective work on the world wide web. Someone who finds things out by stealth.





6. digression - a turning away from the main point or central theme of something in literature or speech. I%26#039;ve given you the definitions of cyber-sleuth and digression...you should be able to figure out how digression is used in this sentence.





7. netizens - informal. It%26#039;s a coined word, meaning %26quot;made up.%26quot; It means citizens of the internet.





8. chattel - personal property that isn%26#039;t fixed, like land, real estate, etc. are. Clothes, furniture, cars, etc. are chattel.





9. shoe-horning - a shoe horn is a brass or other metal scoop like tool you slide in behind the heel of your foot to help ease your foot into a tight-fitted shoe. Shoe-horning would be the verb form.





10. penal code - this is an entire system of law; it defines specific elements of crimes. Go to this link for a good definition of it. Even a 12 year old can understand it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_code
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