Vocabulary for Lesson 2 (Quiz 1b.1)

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Learning is work. There are multiple ways to study. Different study strategies will work differently for each student. Serious students should try all of them several (6-7) times to see how they work when done well. For the best learning, every student will likely need to use more than one strategy and switch between them. Here are some tips:

Use multiple senses: read, speak, and hear the material aloud. Then, write your version with a pencil into your notebook and notice how that feels. Then, read your own definition aloud as you study. (combine with the next two strategies)
Use your brain: condense the definitions into a form that makes sense to you. Identify key words for every definition. Think of synonyms that you would use. (combine with the other strategies)
Use your body: say your definition and act it out with an expressiveness that fits the meaning.
Use your friends and family: Ask someone to quiz you using spaced repetition for a set amount of time, from your notes. (Example: for 10 minutes, all questions get repeated, but the quicker and more accurate your answer, the longer the interval until that question comes back. Questions you get wrong are repeated sooner.)
Use basic technology: Show all definitions and hide all the terms on this page. Try to remember each term before you show it (by clicking the definition) to check your answer. Then, show all terms and hide the definitions on the page. Only show a definition (by clicking the term) after you have made your best effort to remember your own version of it.
Use tools: Make a stack of index cards with terms on one side and your definitions on the other. When reviewing, don't check the opposite side until you've made your best effort to remember. Sort them into three stacks: Easy, Hard, and Failed. Then re-sort the Failed cards and work through the Hard cards until they are all Easy.
Use advanced technology: On the web (Example: SuperNotes with free signup or with subscription.) or on an app (Example: Anki), create a stack of virtual cards and let the software quiz you. It will use spaced repetition automatically.
Use brute force memorization: Copy a term and definition from this page. Then navigate to Catechesis Contents > Memorization Tool and paste it into the box, then follow the instructions on that page. (Caution: this works quickly for memorizing texts, but must be repeated a few times after a break for long-term recall. It is less effective than the other strategies for understanding what you memorize.)

marriage: The institution established by God for the union of a man and a woman in one flesh, the procreation of children, and the help and comfort given and received by each of them in prosperity and adversity. In this institution the man and the woman are to love, honor, and be faithful to each other until death parts them. It is entered into by the public exchange of promises.
stewardship: The use of all that you are and have in service to God and your neighbor.
just war: When a nation goes to war to defend itself and its citizens against foreign aggression.
fornication: Seeking sexual gratification outside of marriage with others or alone.
sexuality: The gift of being either male or female for the expression of love in marriage, and when it is God's will, for the procreation of children.
fidelity: To be faithful to your marriage vows, or any promises that you make.
stealing: Taking for yourself what God has not given or provided, withholding support from those in need, and failing to take care of your responsibiliies with the gifts God has given you, such as paying taxes, supporting charities, and helping your neighbor in need.
false testimony (or false witness): To lie in any way, to withhold the truth or remain silent when our neighbor's good name is being attacked, to use the truth for the purpose of injuring our neighbor, to pass judgment against our neighbor when we have not been appointed to do so.
good name: A person's standing or reputation in the eyes of other people.