Monday, April 12, 2010

Word of the Week #9

1. Habituate
2. Gardner explains that when a news story becomes repetitive, people "habituate"-- the technical term for what happens when they no longer take in information. Source: Whatever Happened to Iraq? by Sherry Ricchiardi from Mass Media Textbook
3. verb: to accostom, as to a particular situation.
4. After being homeless for so long he finally habituated to his lifestyle.

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