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21st Century - 3
NVCC Level 5 Vocabulary - Unit 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aspire | (V) to desire and work towards achieving something important |
| collaboration | (N) when you work together with another person or group to achieve something, especially in science or art |
| donate | (V) to give something, especially money, to a person or an organization in order to help them |
| endorse | (V) to express formal support or approval for someone or something |
| found | (V) to start something such as an organization, company, school, or city, often by providing the necessary money |
| fulfill | (V) to do or provide what is necessary or needed |
| mirror | (V) to be very similar to another thing and seem to copy or represent it |
| stereotype | (N) a belief or idea of what a particular type of person or thing is like - it is often unfair or untrue |
| take on | (V) to agree to do some work or to be responsible for something |
| volunteer | (N) someone who does a job willingly without being paid |
| tidy | (ADJ) neatly arranged with everything in the right place |
| slum | (N) a house or an area of a city that is in very bad condition, where very poor people live |
| empowerment | (N) when workers in a company are given more responsibility by being allowed to organize their own work, make decisions without asking their managers etc |
| insight | (N) a sudden clear understanding of something or part of something, especially a complicated situation or idea |
| initiative | (N) an important new plan or process to achieve a particular aim or to solve a particular problem |
| inclusion | (N) the act of including someone or something in a larger group or set, or the fact of being included in one |
| sector | (N) a part of an area of activity, especially of business, trade etc |
| equivalent | (N) something that has the same value, purpose, job etc as something else |
| underestimate | (V) to think or guess that something is smaller, cheaper, easier etc than it really is |
| fabulous | (ADJ) extremely good or impressive |
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