PELP Vocabulary by Stephen Tierney https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq Write new vocabulary, definitions and examples en-us 2023-06-07 08:07:37 UTC 2023-07-20 03:02:38 UTC hello@padlet.com Insomnia (noun) step236 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616908698 to have insomnia - a sleep illness. The sufferer cannot sleep and this greatly affects their health. 

Example: There is one child in the class who has insomnia. ]]> 2023-06-07 08:59:33 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616908698 Narcolepsy (noun) step236 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616910160 to have narcolepsy - a sleep illness. The sufferer falls asleep excessively beyond their control, they cannot control when they fall asleep. 
Example: The boy in class K has narcolepsy.

]]> 2023-06-07 09:01:19 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616910160 Cognitive (adjective) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616937464 Cognitive/ cognition - express mental capacity, brain-related, thinking, to be able to think

Example: Sleepy students can suffer from cognitive disorders.

]]> 2023-06-07 09:33:44 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616937464 adolescent https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616939185 an adolescent boy or girl:

Similar: teenagers, young person, young adults

for example: "the books are aimed at children and adolescents."

]]> 2023-06-07 09:35:39 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616939185 discrepancy(noun.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616939536 ~(in sth)~(betweem A and B )a difference between two or more things that should be the same

example: What are the reasons for the discrepancy between girls and boy's performance in school?]]> 2023-06-07 09:36:09 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616939536 Legislation( noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616941988 laws, 

Example: the government has made new legislation regarding social media




9]]> 2023-06-07 09:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2616941988 outlander(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617130311 a foreigner or stranger

example: Are you a local resident or a outlander?]]> 2023-06-07 13:22:33 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617130311 throne(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617134734 the chair of state of a monarch, bishop, etc.

example: the king sat on his throne.]]> 2023-06-07 13:26:53 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617134734 ephemeral(adj.& n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617139682 lasting or used for only a short period od time.

similar: short-lived

example; But all kinds of fame are ephemeral.]]> 2023-06-07 13:31:16 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617139682 arising https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617248333 Arising is the present participle of the verb arise, which means to emerge, come into being, occur as a result of, or get or stand up.

For example, you can say “new difficulties had arisen” or “he arose at 9.30”. It is used in formal or literary contexts]]> 2023-06-07 15:15:28 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617248333 emphasis https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617251466 Emphasis is a noun that means special importance, value, or prominence given to something.

It can also mean stress given to a word or words when speaking to indicate particular importance.

For example, "She paused for emphasis]]> 2023-06-07 15:18:40 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617251466 Dissemination(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617286694 spreading, circulation,distribution



He promoted the dissemination of scientific ideas.]]> 2023-06-07 15:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617286694 Cornerstone(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617334895
an important quality or feature on which a particular thing depends or is based.

synonyms-foundation, basis

Faith is the cornerstone of every relationship.]]> 2023-06-07 16:53:39 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2617334895 trilogy(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619160536 a group of three books, films/movies, ect. that have the same subject ot characters.

example:This first novel in Englidh novelist Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy.]]> 2023-06-09 08:37:35 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619160536 niche(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619174337 a position particularly well suited to the person who occupies it.

example: He found his niche in the academic world.]]> 2023-06-09 08:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619174337 Poach( verb) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619268484
hunt or catch illegally, rob, plunder
 
Poaching poses a huge threat to the survival of the rear animal.]]> 2023-06-09 11:34:07 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619268484 Advent(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619295818
arrival, appearance

The advent of internet changed the entire world]]> 2023-06-09 12:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2619295818 Prudent (adjective) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620261693 wisdom, judiciousness
It would be prudent to save some of these money.]]> 2023-06-11 15:35:23 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620261693 deprivation https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620478909


noun

  1. the damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society.
  2. "low wages mean that 3.75 million people suffer serious deprivation"

]]> 2023-06-12 01:01:10 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620478909 Inadequate https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620479770 inadequate


adjective

  1. lacking the quality or quantity required; insufficient for a purpose.
  2. "these labels prove to be wholly inadequate"
]]> 2023-06-12 01:02:16 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620479770 hypertension https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620480861 (noun)

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is blood pressure that is higher than normal. Your blood pressure changes throughout the day based on your activities. Having blood pressure measures consistently above normal may result in a diagnosis of high blood pressure (or hypertension).]]> 2023-06-12 01:03:31 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620480861 allegation(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620569663 ~(of sth)(against sb) ~(that...)~ (about sb/sth) a public statement that is made without giving proof, accusing sb of doing sth that is wrong or illeagal.

similar: claim 

example: Allegation of cheating have taken the shine off the successful exam results.]]> 2023-06-12 02:29:17 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620569663 Poach(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620639831 1.hunt illegally

example: people are poaching elephants fot ivory.

2.cook in s simmeting liquid

example: he poached an egg for breakfast.]]> 2023-06-12 03:32:52 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620639831 simmer(v.&n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620831298 to cook sth by keeping it almost at boiling point; to be cooked in this way.

simmer down=calm down]]> 2023-06-12 06:59:15 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2620831298 despise (v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621139412 to dislike and have no respect for sb/sth

synonymous: contemn disdain

example: Don't cheat at exams or others will despise you.]]> 2023-06-12 13:18:37 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621139412 behemoth(n. & adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621142614 a very big and powerful company or organization.

example: Nokia is also a global behemoth, with 35% of the world's handset market.]]> 2023-06-12 13:22:01 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621142614 chug(vi. &n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621145664 to move making the sound of an engine running slowly


]]> 2023-06-12 13:25:11 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621145664 Congregate(verb) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621247125 greater into a crowd or mass
synonyms- assemble, collect,gather

example-
It is a place where the rock climbers congregate. 


]]> 2023-06-12 15:14:50 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621247125 Alley(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621252580 a narrow passageway between or behind buildings.
synonyms- passage or passageway

example-
He took a shortcut along a alley.]]> 2023-06-12 15:21:58 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621252580 intricate https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621490001
adjective

  1. very complicated or detailed.
  2. "an intricate network of canals"
]]> 2023-06-12 21:52:48 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621490001 anthropological https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621491180 adjective

  1. relating to the study of humankind.
  2. "an anthropological expedition to Borneo"
]]> 2023-06-12 21:56:09 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2621491180 digress(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622242227 to start to talk about sth that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

example: His essay disgress from the main subject.]]> 2023-06-13 12:23:24 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622242227 patriotic(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622245839 having or expressing a great love of your country.

Example: The Duanwu Festival, also called the Dragon Boat Festival, is to commemorate the patriotic poet Qu Yuan.]]> 2023-06-13 12:27:35 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622245839 Perishable(adjective) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622546637
liable to rot , easily spoil

A "use by" date must be stamped on all perishable goods.]]> 2023-06-13 18:28:26 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622546637 patriotic https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622677756


adjective

  1. having or expressing devotion to and vigorous support for one's country.
  2. "today's game will be played before a fiercely patriotic crowd"
]]> 2023-06-13 22:44:30 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622677756 leverage https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622678779


noun


  1. the exertion of force by means of a lever.
  2. "my spade hit something solid that wouldn't respond to leverage"
]]> 2023-06-13 22:47:09 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622678779 assume(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622884307 take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof.

Syn:presume, take for granted

example: I assume his train was late]]> 2023-06-14 02:26:16 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2622884307 Stewardship(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623135320 the job of supervising or taking care of something

His stewardship of the economy has been appalling.]]> 2023-06-14 06:55:59 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623135320 Plagiarism (noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623539708 the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own.

copying, piracy, stealing

The student has been accused of plagiarism.
]]> 2023-06-14 15:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623539708 Assamese https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623737874

noun

  1. a native or inhabitant of Assam in north-eastern India.
  2. "the linguistic identity and heritage of the Assamese"
  3. an Indic language spoken mainly in Assam.
  4. "the Kamrupi dialect of Assamese"
]]> 2023-06-14 19:56:00 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623737874 protocol(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623991437 a system of fixed rules and formal behaviour used at official meetings, usually between governments.

example: the protocal of diplomatic visits.]]> 2023-06-15 02:09:56 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623991437 austerity(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623995545 a situation when people do not have much money to spend because there are bad economic conditions.

example:Although competition could be an issue as well as maintaining protocols and security provision, no practical reason why co-operation shouldn’t be achievable sharing costs to everyone’s benefit.  Practical solution in times of austerity, feasible solution.]]> 2023-06-15 02:13:06 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2623995545 wane(v.&n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2625888826 to become gradually weaker or less improtant.

syn: declining

example: Her popularity bas been on the wane for some times.]]> 2023-06-17 05:02:23 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2625888826 Competence 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626008399 to the ability to do something well or good

Example: the workers have competence in making products]]> 2023-06-17 13:52:34 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626008399 Recuperation(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626401457 recovery from illness or exertion.

The human body has amazing powers of recuperation.


]]> 2023-06-18 18:02:52 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626401457 Bureaucracy(noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626404697 A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

Similar:civil service, administration,

There is a lot of bureaucracy involved in applying for a tax rebate.
]]> 2023-06-18 18:14:12 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626404697 evolve https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626445907


verb
past tense: evolved; past participle: evolved
]]> 2023-06-18 20:46:34 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626445907 intensive https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626446334


adjective


  1. concentrated on a single subject or into a short time; very thorough or vigorous.
  2. "she undertook an intensive Arabic course"
]]> 2023-06-18 20:48:29 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626446334 Hominids (n.) 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626495752 Ancient or early humans

Example: The story of hominids.]]> 2023-06-18 23:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2626495752 Unanimous(adjective) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2627891281 united,in complete agreement

The doctors were unanimous in their diagnoses.]]> 2023-06-20 06:57:34 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2627891281 metaphor(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628718347 a word or phrase used to describe sb/sth else, in a way that is diiferent from its normal use, in order to show that the two things have the same qualities and to make the discription more powerful.]]> 2023-06-21 02:44:19 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628718347 ambivalent(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628722560 ~(about/towards sb/sth) having or showing both good and bad feelings about sb/sth

example: She seems to feel ambivalent about her new job.]]> 2023-06-21 02:48:24 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628722560 resonate(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628732916 (of a voice, an instrument, etc.) to make a deep, clear sound that continus for a long time.

~(with sth) to remind sb of sth; to be similar to what sb thinks or believes.]]> 2023-06-21 02:58:24 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628732916 intuitive(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628739267 obtained by using your feelings rathar than by considering the facts.]]> 2023-06-21 03:04:31 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628739267 Crisis (noun) step236 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628941191 a time of intense difficulty or danger

Example: the government are in crisis.

]]> 2023-06-21 07:14:51 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2628941191 bariatric (noun) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629494016 It is related to prevention, cause and treatment of obesity and the stomach.

Example: They suffer from bariatric acid.


]]> 2023-06-21 23:08:04 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629494016 palatable(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629723588 (of food or drink) having a pleasant or acceptable taste.
~(to sb) pleasant or acceptable to sb.]]> 2023-06-22 03:07:17 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629723588 remission(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629725555 a period during which a serious illness improves for a time and the patient seems to get better.

example: the patient has been in remission for the past six months.]]> 2023-06-22 03:09:05 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629725555 stigmatize(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629728606 to treat sb in a way that makes them feel that thet are very bad or unimportant.

stigmatizaion (n.)


]]> 2023-06-22 03:12:09 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629728606 Fierce(adjective) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629908515 having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.


ferocious ,savage


The ship was caught in a fierce storm.
]]> 2023-06-22 06:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629908515 Ravage(verb) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629910891 cause severe and extensive damage to.

devastate ,ruin




The hurricane ravaged southern Florida.
]]> 2023-06-22 06:58:14 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629910891 Punitive(ad) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629914911 to intend or want to hurt or cause damage

Example: 1.the actions of the teacher were punitive 
2. the judge awarded punitive damages to the client ]]> 2023-06-22 07:02:35 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2629914911 hedonism（n.） https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2632373193 the belief that pleasure is the most important hing in life.

hedonistic (adj.)]]> 2023-06-26 08:55:16 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2632373193 discard(v. & n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633002175 v.  sb/sth (as sth) to get rid of sth that you no longer want or need.

n. a person or thing that is not wanted pr thrown away,especially a card in a card game.]]> 2023-06-27 02:33:31 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633002175 debris (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633006260 pieces of wood, mental, brick, etc. that are left after sth has been destroyed.

Example: after the boat sank in the ocean lots of debris was found floating on the surface]]> 2023-06-27 02:37:55 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633006260 boycott(v.& n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633011423 to refuse to buy, use or take part in sth as a way of  protesting.

Example: customers in the USA boycotted the beer brand - Bud light - for political reasons ]]> 2023-06-27 02:42:45 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633011423 accountable(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633027652 ~ (to sb)(for sth) responsible for your decisions or actions and expected to explain them when you are asked.

syn: responsible, liable]]> 2023-06-27 02:58:08 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633027652 synthetic https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633765568
adjective

1. to be artificial, false, not natural, to imitate a natural product.
"synthetic rubber"

2. LOGIC(of a proposition) having truth or falsity determinable by recourse to experience.

]]> 2023-06-27 23:14:23 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2633765568 Arduous(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2636990040 difficult and tiring


An arduous journey ]]> 2023-07-03 06:49:48 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2636990040 Belligerent(adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2636991335 hostile, aggressive

The mood of the meeting was belligerent.]]> 2023-07-03 06:51:57 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2636991335 conversion (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2643377890 ~(form sth)(into/ to sth) the act or process of changing sth from one from, use or system to another.]]> 2023-07-12 06:59:04 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2643377890 cordon(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647326700 a line or circle of police, soldiers, or guards preventing access to or from an area or building

The crowd was halted in front of the police cordon.]]> 2023-07-18 17:45:51 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647326700 entice (v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647327799 attract or tempt by offering pleasure or advantage.

A show which should entice a new audience into the theatre
]]> 2023-07-18 17:49:02 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647327799 comply (verb) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647328690  meet specified standards command."

we are unable to comply with your request"

]]> 2023-07-18 17:52:12 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647328690 inadvertently (ad) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647330040 without intention; accidentally.

 His  name had been inadvertently omitted from the list"
]]> 2023-07-18 17:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647330040 siesta (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647331070 a nap or rest

They take a siesta for a couple of hours"]]> 2023-07-18 18:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647331070 emulate (v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647332346 match or surpass (a person or achievement), typically by imitation

Sons are traditionally expected to emulate their fathers]]> 2023-07-18 18:05:35 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647332346 corollary (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647334365 a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.

result, consequence,upshot

The huge increases in unemployment were the corollary of expenditure cuts

]]> 2023-07-18 18:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647334365 ostensive (ad) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647336986 clearly or manifestly demonstrative

The ostensive purpose of his visit was to discuss the terms of his will.]]> 2023-07-18 18:20:38 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647336986 confront ( verb) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647338344 challenge, square up to, oppose, resist

He confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave]]> 2023-07-18 18:24:58 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647338344 fluster(v.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647339387 make (someone) agitated or confused

There's nothing you can do or say to fluster Bernie.]]> 2023-07-18 18:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647339387 Aptly (adverb) means suitable or appropriate 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647398102 The engineers work  as an aptly project.

]]> 2023-07-18 21:55:58 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647398102 privilege (noun.) excellence 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647405023 The doctor took a privilege degree in his specialty. ]]> 2023-07-18 22:05:09 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647405023 exodus (noun) way out 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647406073 People who effect in a war they exodus from their cities .]]> 2023-07-18 22:10:05 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647406073 immense (adj .) Huge 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647407243 The museum was immense .]]> 2023-07-18 22:15:19 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647407243 advocate (noun) supporter, defense 28305111 https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647409692 The father advocated about his family.]]> 2023-07-18 22:26:41 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647409692 populist https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647442814


noun

  1. a person, especially a politician, who strives to appeal to ordinary people who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
  2. "he ran as a populist on an anti-corruption platform"
]]> 2023-07-19 00:03:07 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647442814 inequality https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647443374


noun

  1. difference in size, degree, circumstances, etc.; lack of equality.
  2. "social inequality"
]]> 2023-07-19 00:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647443374 languish https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647444312


verb
past tense: languished; past participle: languished

  1. (of a person, animal, or plant) lose or lack vitality; grow weak.
  2. "plants may appear to be languishing simply because they are dormant"
]]> 2023-07-19 00:05:26 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647444312 socioeconomic https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647445659

adjective: socioeconomic
  1. relating to or concerned with the interaction of social and economic factors.
  2. "socio-economic change"
]]> 2023-07-19 00:07:35 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647445659 concentric https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647446394


adjective

  1. of or denoting circles, arcs, or other shapes which share the same centre, the larger often completely surrounding the smaller.
  2. "concentric circles indicate distances of 1 km, 2 km, and 3 km from the centre"
]]> 2023-07-19 00:08:44 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647446394 emblematic (adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647631649 that represents or is a symbol of sth.

the violence is emblematic of what is happening in our inner cities.]]> 2023-07-19 03:44:16 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647631649 subsidence (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647632336 the process by which an area of land sinks to lower level than normal, or by which a building sinks into the ground.]]> 2023-07-19 03:45:32 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647632336 intangible (adj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647637521 that exists but that is difficult to describe, understand or measure.

The old building had an intangible air of sadness about it.]]> 2023-07-19 03:53:13 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647637521 degradation (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647641329 a situation in which sb has lost all self-respect and the respect of other people.

the process do sth being damaged or made worse.

Example:
Global heating and environmental degradation are not technological problems.]]> 2023-07-19 03:57:42 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647641329 deconstruction (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647645041 a theory that states that it is impossible for a text to have one fixed meaning, and emphasizes the role of the reader in the production of meaning.

Example:
We believe that market participants should be form the perspective of deconstruction.]]> 2023-07-19 04:04:34 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647645041 nostalgia(n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647646806 a feeling of sadness mixed with pleasure and affection when you think of happen time in the past

example:
She is filled with nostalgia for her own college days.]]> 2023-07-19 04:07:49 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2647646806 periphery (n.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2648307647 the ourter edge of a particular area

the less important part of sth

e.g. industrial development on the periphery of the town.]]> 2023-07-20 02:59:45 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2648307647 remnant(n. & agj.) https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2648309953 a part of sth that is ledt after the other parts have been used, removed, destroyed, etc.

e.g.
The woods ate remnants of a huge forest which once covered the whole area.]]> 2023-07-20 03:02:38 UTC https://padlet.com/step236/iv4ivzhfm1kxudwq/wish/2648309953