Word of the Week 2014-2015
Published on Nov 26, 2015
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Vivify
Definition: to enliven/ to make more interesting.
"Rewards vivify teaching and learning!"
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Calligraphy
Definition: this is a visual art related to writing.
"The student is demonstrating good calligraphy skills."
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Luscious
Definition: having a pleasingly rich, sweet taste.
"The strawberries had a luscious taste".
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Juxtaposition
Definition: An act or instance of placing close together or side by side.
"The white is juxtaposed with the black".
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Antiquated
Definition: old-fashioned or outdated.
"The computer is antiquated".
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Homeostasis
Definition: the maintenance of a constant internal environment.
"The human body's mechanisms help to keep core body temperature at 37'C".
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Evolution
Definition: change over time.
"You are the product of 3.5 billion years of evolution..."
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Organisms
Definition: living things.
"Most organisms that have ever existed are now extinct".
Paradigm
Definition: a pattern or model.
"A new study that challenges the current evolutionary paradigm"
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Conceptualise
Definition: to form an idea of something in your mind.
"She described her plans to me, but I found them hard to conceptualise".
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Deconstruct
Definition: to take apart or examine in order to reveal how something is put together.
"It's easy to deconstruct the connections between Shrek and various fairy tales".
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Proportional
Definition: having a constant ratio.
"Students are proportional in their height and weight".
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Hooke's law
Definition: when an elastic object - such as a spring - is stretched, the increased length is called its extension.
"The stretched spring is demonstrating Hooke's law".
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Coalesce
Definition: come together and form one mass or whole.
"In a totally inelastic collision, two objects will coalesce".
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Oscillate
Definition: to vary between alternate extremes, usually within a definable period of time.
"The particles in a transverse wave oscillate perpendicular to the direction of the wave’s propagation."
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Meander
Definition: (of a river or road) follow a winding course.
"A river that meandered gently through a meadow."
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Vacuum
Definition: a space entirely devoid of matter (has no particles).
"An example of a vacuum is a space with nothing in it".
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Ubiquitous
Definition: Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
"Mobile phones are ubiquitous amongst teenagers".
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Algorithm
Definition: A process or set of rules to be followed in calculations or other problem-solving operations, especially by a computer.
"He solved cubic equations by using an algorithm for finding cube roots."
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Eclectic
Definition: Deriving ideas, style, or taste from a broad and diverse range of sources.
"I like reading… anything, everything, my tastes are exceedingly eclectic".
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Effervescence
Definition: fizzing as a gas escape from a solution.
"The drink has a lot of effervescence".
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Ergonomics
Definition: The interaction between a person and an object.
"The seats were shaped to fit around the ergonomics of the driver".
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Packaging
Definition: Protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use.
"The packaging on the Easter egg was rigid to protect the chocolate from smashing".
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Design
Definition: The creation of a new product or idea.
distribution, storage, sale, and use.
"The birthday card was brightly coloured with an interesting butterfly design".
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Dessert
Definition: Dessert is a typically a sweet course that is served after a main meal.
"This dessert has many layers".
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Nutrition
Definition: The study of food.
"Everyone should have a basic understanding of nutrition"
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Sustainability
Definition: It is the ability of something to be maintained at a certain rate or level.
“Sustainable tourism is important as it limits the impacts of tourists on the environment”.
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Acapella
Definition: One or more voices performing with accompaniment.
“The choir sang an acapella piece".
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Drone
Definition: Dull, monotinous sound, normally low and sustained.
"The bass instruments played a drone".
Photo by Nina Matthews Photography
Intonation
Definition: Tones produced in regards to pitch. In music it refers to tuning.
"You can use the intonation of your voices to imply a question".
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Aesthetics
Definition: A set of principles concerned with the nature and appreciation of beauty.
"The branch of philosophy which deals with questions of beauty and artistic taste".
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Improvisation
Definition: To make something up on the spot
"She improvised the cake recipe"
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Pastoral
Definition: A composition whose style is simple and idyllic; suggestive of rural scenes.
"The pastoral piece helped her imagine the hillside".
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Citizen
Definition: A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
"I am a British citizen"
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Discrimination
Definition: the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex.
"Homosexuals were discriminated against by the Nazis during WW2 in Germany".
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Environment
Definition: the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
“People are having a negative effect on the environment".
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Democracy
Definition: a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.
"In 2014, Britain is a democracy".
Photo by Felix Wagner
Combustion
Definition: A substance reacts with oxygen to produce energy.
"The combustion of petrol in a car engine produces several pollutants".
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Erosion
Definition: the wearing away and breaking down of the Earth’s surface by different natural processes.
“The river has used processes of erosion to carve its way back to sea level.”
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Demography
Definition: The study of the characteristics of human populations, such as size, growth (how quickly is it growing), density (how many people live in one area).
“India may start to grow more quickly than China, as you would expect if you look at India's demography”.
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Proxemics
Definition: The study of the cultural,
behavioural, and sociological aspects
of spatial distances between individuals.
"The students were in close proximity of each other".
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