mindOnline Word List

Unit 1

Word
community

Part of Speech
noun [count]

Definition
the people who live in an area

class

noun [count]

outsider

noun [count]

conform

verb

conformity

noun [noncount]

culture

noun [count]

loyalty

noun [noncount]

fit in

phrasal verb

identify with

phrasal verb

textbook

noun [count]

individualism

noun [noncount]

one of the groups into which people in

a society are divided according to their
family background education job or
income
someone who does not belong to a
particular group or organization
to behave in a way that most people
think is correct or suitable
behavior that is acceptable because it
is similar to the behavior of everyone
else
a society that has its own set of ideas
beliefs and ways of behaving
support that you always give to
someone or something because of your
feelings of duty and love toward them
to be accepted by a group of people
because you are similar to them
to feel that you can understand and
share someone else's feelings
a book containing information about
one subject
the behavior of someone who does
things in their own way without
worrying about what other people think
or do

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Sample Sentence
They did it for the good of the
community.
Some people are only concerned about
the good of their family or social class.
Some people find it difficult to identify
with outsiders.
There has always been pressure to
conform.
His Italian heritage contributed to his
personal sense of identity.
Some cultures place a lot of value on
social identity.
They have a strong sense of loyalty to
their group.
There's so much pressure for everyone
to fit in.
People find it difficult to identify with
outsiders.
We read this textbook in class.
Some cultures value individualism and
even eccentricity.

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individuality

noun [noncount]

lyrics
eccentricity

noun [plural]
noun [noncount]

individualistic

adjective

sensible

adjective

article

noun [count]

novel

noun [count]

make sense

phrase

personality

noun [count]

poetry

noun [noncount]

stereotype

noun [count]

reference book

noun [count]

used to

verb

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the things that make someone or

something different from all others
the words of a song
strange or unusual behavior
believing that what individual people
want is more important than what
society or the government wants
reasonable and practical
a piece of writing about a particular
subject that is published in a
newspaper or magazine
a long written story about imaginary or
partly imaginary characters and events
to be practical and sensible
the part of a person that makes them
behave in a particular way in social
situations for example in a friendly or
unfriendly way or in a confident or shy
way
poems pieces of writing that use
beautiful or unusual language arranged
in fixed lines that have a particular
beat and often rhyme
a very firm and simple idea about what
a particular type of person or thing is
like
a book that is intended to be used
when you need a fact or piece of
information for example a dictionary
used for saying what was true or what
happened regularly in the past

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In some cultures conformity is valued

over individuality.
Do you ever read song lyrics?
In some cultures eccentricity is
considered to be a positive trait.
We live in a highly individualistic culture.
Sensible people always think before they
act.
I often read newspaper articles.
Have you read the new novel by Dan
Brown?
It makes sense to learn from other
people's mistakes.
The study compares the typical
personalities in different cultures.

I like reading poetry.

What is the national stereotype of a

British person?
There's a lot of information in that
reference book.
I used to like swimming but now I like
soccer.

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identity

noun [count /
noncount]

norm

noun [count]

the qualities that make someone or

something what they are and different
from other people
something that is usual or expected

sense

noun [count]

a strong feeling or belief about yourself

sensitive

adjective

would

verb

wish

verb

able to understand other people's

feelings easily
used for saying what someone did
regularly in the past
to want something to happen although
it is unlikely

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His Italian heritage contributed to his

personal sense of identity.
People are expected to act in
accordance with the norms of the social
group.
They have a strong sense of belonging
to a group.
He's very sensitive to other people's
emotions.
My dad would always play baseball with
me on the weekends.
I wish you wouldn't wear those old
clothes!