English vocabulary
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jettison
to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed:
- to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed:
The station has jettisoned educational broadcasts. - to decide not to use an idea or plan:
We've had to jettison our trip because of David's accident - to throw goods, fuel, or equipment from a ship or aircraft to make it lighter:
The captain was forced to jettison the cargo and make an emergency landing.
ˈdʒet.ɪ.sən
luddite
a person who is opposed to the introduction of new working methods, especially new machines.
lʌd.aɪt
the past continouse of plan
was planning
were planning
past simple of spend
spent
past simple of cut
cut
past simple of build
built
past simple of catch
caught
imperativ
extremly important or urgent
we use that adjectiv with the following words with imperative:
that: The president said it was imperativ that the release of all hostages be secured
to imperative: It's imperativ to act now before the problem gets really seriouse.
gristle
a solid white substance in meat that comes from nar the bone and is hard to chew (= crush with the teeth)
Of old people buy the cheap cuts of meat, it generally means that they buy meat with a large porpotion of bone and gristle.
ɡrɪs.əl
cartilage
(a piece of ) a type of strong tissue found in humans in the jonts (=places where two bones are connected) and other places such as the nose, throat, and ears.:
He has a torn catilage in his knee.
what is the difference between cartilage and gristle?
gristle can refere to cartilage, especially in culinary context, it specifically denotes the tougher, chewier part of cartilage. Cartilage, on the other hand, is a boader anatomical term encompassing all types and functions of this tissue in the body.
how to spell the word of help, support or giving mony?
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how to pronounce regning
/ˈreɪ.nɪŋ/
protrude
to sitck out from or through something:
A rotting branch protruded from the swamp like a ghostly arm.
protruding ear/ teeth
synonyms:
jut
project ( Stick out)
stick out
verb
brood
a group of young birds all born at the same time.
--> The balckbird flew back and forth to its brood.
a person's young children:
--> ann was at the party with her brood.
to think for a long time about things that make you sad worried or angry:
--> I wish she wouldn't sit brooding in her room all day.
/bruːd/
posterior
positioned at or towards the back
(formal): later in time
your bottom:
--> If you would kindly move your posterior just a fraction to the right, I might get by.
the opposite of posterior
anterior
backend stack
The backend tech stack stack consists of many components, like database server, framework and operating system.
The backend stack is crucial for hardware, software usw. We don't interact with it directly but it is necessary for apps, websites ect. to work.
/ˌbæk.end ˈstæk/
scope (noun)
the reange of a subject coverd by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.
- beyond/ outside the scope of I'm afraid that poblem is beyond/outside the scope of my lecture.
- within the scope of Oil painting does not come within the scope of a course of this kind.
- broaden/widen the scope of We would now like to broaden/widen the scope of the enquiry and look at more general matters.
the oppurtunity for doing something:
- scope for There is limited scope for further reductions in the workforce.
incentive
something that encourages a person to do something:
- tax incentive: Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save and invest more of their income.
- [+ to infinitive] There is little incentive for people to leave their cars at home when public transport remains so expensive.
- incentive to Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/
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plural of tooth
teeth
plural of goose
geese
plural of fish
fish
plural of aircraft
aircraft
plural of thief
thieves
What color is this?
scarlet
What color is this?
maroon
crimson
burgundy
How to pronunce verifiable?
ˈver.ɪ.faɪ.ə.bəl
Lizenzierungpronunce method
Lizenzierung/ˈmeθ.əd/
how to pronunce hypothesis
/haɪˈpɒθ.ə.sɪs/
Lizenzierungformal word of do
carry out, conduct, perform
formal words of give.
provide, yield
formel word of receive/ get
obtain
formal word of need
require
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posterior
positioned at or towards the back
(formal): later in time
your bottom:
--> If you would kindly move your posterior just a fraction to the right, I might get by.
the opposite of posterior
anterior
backend stack
The backend tech stack stack consists of many components, like database server, framework and operating system.
The backend stack is crucial for hardware, software usw. We don't interact with it directly but it is necessary for apps, websites ect. to work.
/ˌbæk.end ˈstæk/
scope (noun)
the reange of a subject coverd by a book, programme, discussion, class, etc.
- beyond/ outside the scope of I'm afraid that poblem is beyond/outside the scope of my lecture.
- within the scope of Oil painting does not come within the scope of a course of this kind.
- broaden/widen the scope of We would now like to broaden/widen the scope of the enquiry and look at more general matters.
the oppurtunity for doing something:
- scope for There is limited scope for further reductions in the workforce.
incentive
something that encourages a person to do something:
- tax incentive: Tax incentives have been very effective in encouraging people to save and invest more of their income.
- [+ to infinitive] There is little incentive for people to leave their cars at home when public transport remains so expensive.
- incentive to Bonus payments provide an incentive to work harder.
/ɪnˈsen.tɪv/
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