Vocabulary Exercise

Section 4: Matching

Match the words with their definitions. Place the letter of the definition in the space next to the word.

body bubble ___ a. movements of the body or part of the body, especially the hands
convey ___ b. communication that is "silent," and includes the use of gestures, facial expressions, eye contact, and conversation distance
nonverbal communication ___ c. not understand correctly
mourn ___ d. feel or express sorrow
responsiveness ___ e. spread; delivered
deference ___ f. existence
gestures ___ g. fixed, intent stare
distributed ___ h. formal respect
presence ___ i. without knowing; not purposefully
gaze ___ j. the personal space that surrounds an individual
misinterpret ___ k. demonstration of emotion or feeling visible on the face
unconsciously ___ l. degree of reaction
facial expressiveness ___ m. communicate; send
Vocabulary exercises taken from Beyond Language by Levine and Adelman, Prentice Hall, 1993.