What's Eating Gilbert Grape

What's Eating Gilbert Grape Glossary

Eulogy

A speech given at someone's funeral.

Cognitive Development

A field of study in both neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of the developed adult brain.

Altruism

The belief in or practice of disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others

Selflessness

Concern more with the needs and wishes of others than with one's own

Obesity

The condition of being grossly fat or overweight

Self-loathing

Refers to an extreme dislike or hatred of oneself, or being angry at or even prejudiced against oneself.

Infidelity

The action or state of being unfaithful to a spouse or other sexual partner.

Camper

A large motor vehicle with facilities for sleeping and cooking while camping.

Water Tower

An elevated structure supporting a water tank constructed at a height sufficient to pressurize a water supply system for the distribution of drinking water.

Beached Whale

A phenomenon in which whales strand themselves on land, usually on a beach. Beached whales often die due to dehydration or collapsing under their own weight.

Observational Learning

Occurs when an observer's behavior changes after viewing the behavior of a model. An observer's behavior can be affected by the positive or negative consequences—called vicarious reinforcement or vicarious punishment—of a model's behavior.

Aerobics

Vigorous exercises, such as swimming or walking, designed to strengthen the heart and lungs.

Praying Mantis

A type of insect with a triangular head, bulging eyes, and flexible neck.

Funeral

The ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation.

Hanging

The suspension of a person by a noose or ligature around the neck.

Basement

The floor of a building partly or entirely below ground level.

Floorboards

A long plank making up part of a wooden floor in a building.

Hot dog

A frankfurter, especially one served hot in a long, soft roll and topped with various condiments.

Cinéma Vérité

A style of filmmaking characterized by realistic, typically documentary motion pictures that avoid artificiality and artistic effect and are generally made with simple equipment.

ABBA

Swedish pop group formed in Stockholm in 1972.

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