A little sexual politics

vocabulary revision

WARNING many lists are of dubious usefulness. Vocabulary should be learnt in context. What follows is just a quick revision list and is no substitute for careful dictionary work and your own notetaking.

Match the key words with their definitions:

1. liberal
2. vociferous
3. portray
4. submit
5. subtle
6. consent
7. exacerbate
8. oral
9. side-effects
10. grounds
11. exploit
12. to get turned on
13. deter
14. chicks
15. pro-feminist

a. show, depict
b. not obvious
c. liking freedom
d. to give in, surrender
e. with a loud voice
f. to make a problem worse
g. reasons
h. to agree to a proposal
i. to take unfair advantage of someone
j. of the mouth
k. to become sexually excited
l. supporting the rights of women
m. persuade some not to do something bad
n. girls
o. unwanted consequences


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