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21st Century - 2
NVCC Level 5 Vocabulary - Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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constraint | (N) something that limits your freedom to do what you want |
contagious | (ADJ) something that can be passed from person to person by touch or that can easily and quickly affect others |
enthusiasm | (N) a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and an eagerness to be involved in it |
facility | (N) a place or building used for a particular activity or industry, or for providing a particular type of service |
guarantee | (N) a formal promise that something will be done |
input | (N) ideas, advice, money, or effort that you put into a job or activity in order to help it succeed |
let go of | (V) to stop holding something or someone |
mentor | (V) to give advice (from an experienced person to a less experienced person) |
security | (N) protection from danger or bad situations |
nudge | (V) to push someone gently, usually with your elbow, in order to get their attention |
go off on a tangent | (V) to suddenly start thinking or talking about a subject that is only slightly related, or not related at all, to the original subject |
remote | (ADJ) far from towns or other places where people live |
tonic | (N) something that makes you feel happy and full of energy |
facet | (N) one of several parts of someone’s character, a situation etc |
fast-forward | (V) to move quickly to a later point in a story |
validate | (V) to make someone feel that their ideas and feelings are respected and considered seriously |
paradigm | (N) a model or example that shows how something works or is produced |
scarcity | (N) a situation in which there is not enough of something |
infatuation | (N) a strong feeling of love for someone or interest in something, especially a feeling that is unreasonable and does not continue for a long time |