[00:01.000]assertive [00:02.850]Katsue Reynolds has argued that girls nowadays are using more assertive language strategies [00:09.223]in order to be able to compete with boys in schools and out. [00:15.045]availability [00:17.482]Human population growth and technological development result in [00:21.780]dramatic reductions and alterations in quality and availability of wildlife habitat. [00:30.925] [00:32.709]She was completely baffled by his strange behavior. [00:37.466]barren [00:39.249]There are about 98% thick continental ice sheet and 2% barren rock in Antarctica. [00:48.955]bewilder [00:51.328]The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds. [00:55.492]coincidence [00:58.334]Is there any coincidence between your statistics and your friends'? [01:02.527]conform [01:06.037]Nowadays, it is commonly observed that [01:09.048]young women are not conforming to the feminine linguistic ideal.