2nd Vocabulary Project - 6B

2nd Vocabulary Project - 6B - 2019 by https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5 Mohammed Alsanea en-us 2019-04-15 13:45:56 UTC 2026-02-20 12:43:14 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f343.png Workspace sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654421 work-space

PoS: Idiom

Definition:
Space used or required for one's work, as in an office or home.

Example:
These devices generally accommodate objects within a limited workspaceand collect data via a mechanical touch probe.]]> 2019-04-15 13:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654421 Persist sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654614 per·sist

PoS:Verb

Definition:
To be insistent in the repetition or pressing of an utterance.

Example:
She had turned him down for a date before, but he persisted and asked her again.

Word Family:
persistence (n.)
persistent (adj.)
persistently (adv.)

]]> 2019-04-15 13:57:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654614 Parameter sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654724 pa·ram·e·ter

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Characteristic or factor; aspect; element.

Example:
The investigation stayed within the parameters set by the court.

Word Family:
parameterize (v.)
parametric (adj.)
parametrically (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:57:29 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654724 teration sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654828 it·er·a·tion

PoS: Noun

Definition:
The act of repeating; a repetition.

Example:
With that feedback in mind, the story team moved forward with new iterations of the idea.

Word Family:
iterate (v.)
iterative (adj.)
iteratively (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:57:43 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654828 Frustrated sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654992 fruhs-trey-tid

PoS: Adjective

Definition:
Disappointed; thwarted

Example:
But there is a big twist in this story that has left both Grace Castro and Lozoya frustrated and grasping for more answers.

Word Family:
frustrater (n.)
frustrate (v.)
frustratingly (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:58:02 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351654992 Decompose sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655125 de·com·pose

PoS: Verb

Definition:
To separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds.

Example:
Bacteria and fungi help decompose organic matter.

Word Family:
decomposition (n.)
decomposable (adj.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:58:16 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655125 Crowdsourcing sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655314 crowd·sourc·ing

PoS: Idiom

Definition:
The practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, or content by soliciting contributions from a large group of people and especially from the online community rather than from traditional employees or suppliers.

Example:
The company is seeking input from consumers to help name the e-bikes, offering $10,000 for the top submission in a crowdsourcing campaign, and $1,000 each to nine runners-up.]]> 2019-04-15 13:58:42 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655314 Erode sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655558 e-rode

PoS: Verb

Definition:
To diminish or destroy by degrees.

Example:
Crashing waves have eroded the cliffs along the beach

Word Family:
erodibility (n.)
erodible (adj.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:59:20 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655558 Distort sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655741 dis·tort

PoS: Verb

Definition:
To twist awry or out of shape; make crooked or deformed.

Example:
The odd camera angle distorted her figure in the photograph

Word Family:
distortion (n.)
distortive (adj.)
distortedly (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 13:59:44 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351655741 Asymmetric sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351689832 asym·met·ric

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Having two sides or halves that are not the same.

Example:
Hence, all the possible compounds indicated by the presence of the asymmetric carbon have been found and identified.

Word Family:
asymmetrical (adj.)
asymmetrically (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:19:48 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351689832 Modulus sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351689978 mod·u·lus

PoS: Noun

Definition:
The factor by which a logarithm of a number to one base is multiplied to obtain the logarithm of the number to a new base.

Example:
This modulus is found in the diameter of the column, and the standard of proportion which is based upon it is called a canon.]]> 2019-04-15 15:20:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351689978 Pixel sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351690258 pix·el

PoS: Noun

Definition:
The smallest element of an image that can be individually processed in a video display system.

Example:
Inevitably, this time next year we will see 2,880 x 1,800 pixel screens all over the place.

Word Family:
pixelated (adj.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:20:47 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351690258 Heuristic sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351690397 heu·ris·tic

PoS: Noun + Adjective

Definition:
Involving or serving as an aid to learning, discovery, or problem-solving by experimental and especially trial-and-error methods.

Example:
The teaching, which follows the so-called “ Heuristic ” method, and the equipment of schools of every description, areadmirable.

Word Family:
heuristically (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:21:07 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351690397 Acculturation sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351702727 ac·cul·tur·a·tion

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Cultural modification of an individual, group, or people by adapting to or borrowing traits from another culture.

Example:
Here is one possible scenario: Students approach centers of interactive education after the initial phase of acculturation .

Word Family:
acculturate (v.)
acculturative (adj.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:49:31 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351702727 Rigor sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703002 rig·or

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment.

Example:
They underwent the rigors of military training.

Word Family:
rigorize (v.)
rigorous (adj.)
rigourously (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703002 Peer-Review sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703179 peer-re·view

PoS: Idiom

Definition:
Evaluation of a person's work or performance by a group of people in the same occupation, profession, or industry.

Example:
Someone will have to pay for the peer review, and the staff that runs the journals.]]> 2019-04-15 15:50:41 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703179 Norm sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703330 Norm

PoS: Noun

Definition:
A standard, model, or pattern.

Example:
She scored well above the norm in math.

Word Family:
normalize (v.)
normal (adj.)
normally (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 15:51:05 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351703330 Deviation sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351708315 de·vi·a·tion

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Departure from a standard or norm.

Example:
There have been slight deviations in the satellite's orbit.

Word Family:
deviate (v.)
deviant (adj.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351708315 Undergo sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709510 un·der·go

PoS: Verb

Definition:
1. To be subjected to; experience; pass through.
2. To endure; sustain; suffer.

Example:
Some people undergo a complete transformation while away at college.

Word Family:
undergoer (n.)
undergoing (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:05:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709510 Cohort sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709627 co·hort

PoS: Noun

Definition:
A group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study.

Example:
The police arrested the gang's leader and his cohorts.

Word Family:
cohortative (adj.)
cohortatively (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:05:50 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709627 Sphere sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709935 sphere

PoS: Noun + Verb

Definition:
In the manner of a sphere or globe.

Example:
All points on a sphere are the same distance from the center.

Word Family:
spherical (adj.)
spherically (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:06:40 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351709935 Sole sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710021 sole

PoS: Adjective

Definition:
In a solitary or solitudinous manner.

Example:
The sole aim of the program is to help the poor.

Word Family:
solo (n.) (v.)
solely (adv.)

]]> 2019-04-15 16:06:54 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710021 Rigid sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710733 rig·id

PoS: Adjective

Definition:
Deficient in or devoid of flexibility.

Example:
Beyond that, how will China evolve its rigid Internet policy?

Word Family:
rigidize (v.)
rigidity (n.)
rigidly (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710733 Reluctance sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710862 re·luc·tance

PoS: Noun

Definition:
Unwillingness to do something.

Example:
However, for a long time the residents showed a reluctance to lift the blockade.

Word Family:
reluctate (v.)
reluctant (adj.)
reluctantly (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:08:46 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351710862 Presume sec_msms https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351711033 pre·sume

PoS: Verb

Definition:
To believe something to be true because it is likely, although not certain.

Example:
People accused of a crime are presumed innocent until proven guilty.

Word Family:
presumer (n.)
presumable (adj.)
presumably (adv.)]]> 2019-04-15 16:09:17 UTC https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/351711033 Wow! You have some incredible illustrations! Well done! susanmac329 https://padlet.com/sec_msms/7lfulsj30fm5/wish/353189701
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