Question

Exercise 1: Write the contextual meanings for the following
1. Materialism :
2. Hedonism
3. BIW
4. Yield
5. Chunk of time:
6. Woods​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.  a way of thinking that gives too much importance to material possessions rather than to spiritual or intellectual things. philosophy : the belief that only material things exist.
2. the doctrine that pleasure or happiness is the sole or chief good in life. 2 : a way of life based on or suggesting the principles of hedonism she was a perfect specimen of selfish hedonism
3. Body-in-white (BiW) is the name given to a car body's sheet when all its components—barring moving parts (e.g., hoods, fenders, etc.), trims (e.g., glass, seats, etc.), or chassis subassemblies—have been welded together.
4. Yield has two meanings that seem quite different: "an amount" or "to give way." The yield of the recipe was twelve brownies. ... Yield can also mean the rate of return on an investment. A bond yields an interest rate of 2%, or gives an investor $2.00 for every $100
5. somewhat informal : a large amount or part of something. She spends a good chunk of her day on the phone. He devoted a large chunk of time to the project.
6. the hard fibrous material that forms the main substance of the trunk or branches of a tree or shrub, used for fuel or timber."a block of wood"