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*swelled head
Fig. a state of being conceited. (Typically: get ~; have ~; give someone ~.) John got a swelled head after he won the prize. Don't get a swelled head from all this success. See also: head swell out to bulge outward; to expand outward. The sides of the box swelled out because it was too full. The west wall of the garage swelled out just before the building collapsed. See also: out swell up to enlarge; to inflate; to bulge out. I struck my thumb with a hammer and it swelled up something awful. See also: up swell with something 1. Lit. to expand from a particular cause. My knee joints swelled with arthritis, His nose swelled after it was struck by the door. 2. Fig. to seem to swell with a feeling such as pride. His chest swelled with pride at the thought of his good performance. Ted swelled with pride at the announcement. Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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According to Sweller (1990), a worked example is to focus on the problem and state and carry on a relevant a kind of course that carry out (such as the order of solving the problem) to give a demonstration, help students to assimilate the base mould or improve the problem of combining and solve ability, too. Four Year Strong performs with Set Your Goal, Fireworks, the Swellers, Grave Maker, A Loss For Words, Energy, the Appreciation Post, Lions Lions, Dylan Massucco and Thrash Unreal in a show that begins at 2:30 p. According to Chandler and Sweller (1991) instruction has an inherent level of difficulty which is known as intrinsic cognitive load which is the functioning necessary in the working memory to learn the task at hand. |
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