"As I swung onto the avenue behind her, there seemed to be a discreet, uninflammatory distance between us..."
"Efficient and Flexible Reading", Chapter 2, page 84
Context Clues: I think that uninflammatory means no tension or unstressed.
Inference Clue
Hint: ...there seemed to be a discreet...distance between us...
"I like to keep an uninflammatory vibe between people I do not know too well."
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Overrepresented
"Women are particularly vulnerable to street violence, and young black males are drastically overrepresented among the perpetrator of that violence."
"Efficient and Flexible Reading", Chapter 2, page 85
Context Clues: I believe that overrepresented means stereotypical or over exaggerated.
Example Clue
Hint: They are exemplifying that black males are ideal to street violence involving women.
"Many people have overrepresented stories about the fish they have caught."
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"The incongruence between Staples' musical choices and the stereotype of him as a predator were meant to disrupt the implicit, unexamined racist assumptions of him."
"When You Forget to Whistle Vivaldi"
Context Clues: I think that incongruence means different or unusual.
Inference Clue
Hint: They're contrasting the relationship between the song and typical Americanized view of
African Americans.
African Americans.
"There is an incongruence when it comes to Punk Rock and Underground Hiphop."
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