Listening Exercise
Vocabulary:
Model UN: (n.) a simulation where each student is assigned a nation to represent and debate global issues, with the goal of learning international relations and diplomacy
obtuse: (adj.) someone or something that makes a process less smooth
“food schmood”: (word) + schm(word) - a childish and playful way of mocking someone by implying something they said isn’t important
nut up: (v.) (not common) similar to “man up”, meaning “you have to show more courage”
do I stutter?: (phrase) (angry) “I was clear about what I said, I’m not going to repeat or clarify”
decapitated: (adj.) (of a person/their head) a state where the head is separated from the body
move: (v.) propose something in a formal meeting
condemn: (v.) officially and publicly consider guilty
cry me a river: (idiom) “I don’t care if you cry” “cry all you want, I won’t listen to you”
pass with flying colors: (idiom) pass or be approved with overwhelming positivity.