e-Portfolio: Session 11 (October 22)

 

By: Yuliana Loría Villalobos

1.      Sentence /ˈsen.təns/

Verb

To decide and say officially what punishment will be.

E.g. She sentenced a man because he killed his wife.

 

2.      Annihilate /əˈnaɪ.ə.leɪt/

Verb

To destroy something completely so that nothing is left.

E.g. He annihilated three people.

 

3.      Open-ended /ˌoʊ.pənˈen.dɪd/

Adjective

E.g. An open-ended activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in several ways.

E.g. We are not willing to enter into open-ended discussions.

 

4.      Galvanize /ˈɡæl.və.naɪz/

Verb

To cause someone to suddenly take action, especially by shocking or exciting them in some way.

E.g. The urgency of his voice galvanized them into action.

 

5.      Pace /peɪs/

Noun

The speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes.

E.g. We paced up and down in exasperation.

 

6.      Gradient /ˈɡreɪ.di.ənt/

Noun

A measure of how steep a slope is, often expressed as a percentage.

E.g. Life is a steep gradient.

 

7.      Burst /bɝːst/

Verb

To break open or apart suddenly, or to make something do this.

E.g. We inflated dozens of balloons and only one burst.

 

8.      Flee /fliː/

Verb

To escape by running away, especially because of danger or fear.

E.g. He fled to his house.

 

9.      Hardship /ˈhɑːrd.ʃɪp/

Noun

(Something that causes) difficult or unpleasant conditions of life.

E.g. We're dealing with economic hardship.

 

10.  Perilous /ˈper.əl.əs/

Adjective

Extremely dangerous.

E.g. Costa Rica is going through a perilous economic situation.

 

11.  Smuggler /ˈsmʌɡ.lɚ/

Noun

Someone who takes goods or people into or out of a country illegally.

E.g. An increasing number of migrants are turning to smugglers for help.

12.  Starvation /stɑːrˈveɪ.ʃən/

Noun

The state of having no food for a long period, often causing death.

E.g. People are dying of starvation.

 

13.  Advocacy /ˈæd.və.kə.si/

Noun

Public support for an idea, plan, or way of doing something.

E.g. She is renowned for her advocacy of human rights.

 

14.  Fibrillation /ˌfɪb.rəˈleɪ.ʃən/

Noun

Irregular, rapid contractions of muscles, especially the heart.

E.g. If you stop smoking, your ventricular fibrillation will improve.

 

On the ball: Alert to new ideas, methods, and trends.

Get down to: (get down to something) to start doing something seriously or with a lot of effort.