Vocabulary for Lesson 2 (Quiz 1b.3)

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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.)

abortion: Killing a child in the womb of its mother.
property: All the material gifts which God has given you over which He has appointed you a steward.
vocation (or calling): The position in life in which God has placed you, such as husband, wife, father, mother, son, daughter, employer, employee, etc. It includes your life' work and the responsiblities you have been given by God toward others.
murder: Hatred, anger, or grudge-bearing against a person. Killing a human life not in self-defense, including abortion, euthanasia (or mercy killing), and unjust wars.
the quality of life: How modern man measures the worth of human life by how comfortable and happy people are.
capital punishment: When the government puts to death criminals for the crimes that they commit, such as murder and rape.
adultery: Giving the physical, emotional, and spiritual devotion that rightly belongs to your spouse to someone else; breaking the marriage vows of lifelong faithfulness; having voluntary sexual relations with someone who is not your spouse; or entertaining such thoughts.
homosexuality: Seeking the gratification of sexual desires for a person of one's own sex, since such desires are sinful and contrary to God's design.
the law of love/the great commandments: The summary of the Law's demand upon us in relation to God and your neighbor: "'You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind,' and 'your neighbor as yourself'" (Luke 10:27).