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Personal Vocabulary Database #4

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evantianx commented 7 years ago

My-Words

record the words I don't really understand

firsthand

obtained by,coming from,or being direct personal observation or experience

a firsthand account of the war

frantic

feeling or showing a lot of fear and worry
having a lot of wild and hurried activity

scenario

a description of what could possibly happen
a written description of a play,movie,opera,etc

rational

based on facts or reason and not on emotions or feelings
having the ability to reason or think about things clearly

interface

an area or system through which one machine is connected to another machine

bias

a tendency to believe that some people.idea,etc.,are better than others that usually results in treating some people unfairly
a strong interest in something or ability to do something

incorporate

to include (something) as part of something else
business: to form into a corporation

horde

a large group of people

unleash

to allow or cause (something very powerful) to happen suddenly
to remove a leash from (an animal) so that it can freely run,attack someone,etc.

manipulate

to move or control (something) with your hand or by using a machine

concise

using few words: not including extra or unnecessary information

respectively

in particular:separately
in the order given

Mary and Anne were respectively 12 and 16 years old

optimize

to make (something) as good or as effective as possible

correspond

to be similar or equal to something
to have a direct relationship to or with something
to write to someone or to each other

era

a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
a major division of geological time; an era is usually divided into two or more periods

omnipresent

being present everywhere at once

polish

make (a surface) shine
improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

interpolation

the action of interjecting or interposing an action or remark that interrupts
a message (spoken or written) that is introduced or inserted

pseudo ['su:doʊ]

(often used in combination) not genuine but having the appearance of

dedicate

devoted to a cause or ideal or purpose

verbose

using or containing too many words

trivial

(informal) small and of little importance

in a nutshell

Use the phrase in a nutshell when you want to make it clear that you're going to sum something up in just a few words. Another way to say this would be "to make a long story short."

scrutinize

If you want to examine something closely and go over every single detail, then you should scrutinize it. Like the way your mom probably assesses your outfit before you leave the house for school.

subtle

Something that is subtle is not obvious: a professional food taster might be able to perceive subtle differences of flavor that most people don't notice.

embrace

To embrace something is to welcome it with open arms, hold, hug, accept completely. You might embrace your sweetheart, or even changes in technology.

resort

The noun resort means "turning to something or someone else for assistance." You tried everything to figure out your math homework on your own, so asking your dad for help was your last resort.

admittedly

as acknowledged

embed

inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole

caveat

A caveat is a warning. When someone adds a caveat to something they’re telling you to beware — maybe what they’re telling you comes with certain conditions or maybe there’s something dangerous lurking.

arbitrary

Something that's arbitrary seems like it's chosen at random instead of following a consistent rule. Team members would dislike their coach using a totally arbitrary method to pick starting players.

rudimentary

Rudimentary means basic, or at a very early stage. The test should be easy: it requires only a rudimentary understanding of the materials.

sprinkle

A sprinkle is a light shower of something, often water. It’s also a verb that means to gently scatter something. A sprinkle of snow won’t cause school to close, but a sprinkle of fairy dust could transport you to a magical land.

straightforward

Straightforward means direct in your approach. When you have a favor to ask of a friend, don't beat around the bush––say what you need in a straightforward way.

clickbait

Click-bait is a web page link designed to entice users to go to a certain web-page or video. Click-bait headlines typically aim to exploit the "curiosity gap", providing just enough information to make readers curious, but not enough to satisfy their curiosity without clicking through to the linked content.