WordNet

2021-10-10 14:27:51 "U.S. law protects whistleblowers who disclose information about potential misconduct to the government."

whistleblower
/ˈwɪslbləʊər/

noun

[C] a person who informs people in authority or the public that the company they work for is doing something wrong or illegal

disclose
/dɪsˈkləʊz/

verb

[T] to give somebody information about something, especially something that was previously secret - reveal

misconduct
/ˌmɪsˈkɑːndʌkt/

noun

[U] bad or dishonest behavior by sb in position of authority or trust Open / Comment

2021-10-06 09:30:03 "People in many places discovered that Facebook and its apps had burrowed their way into nearly every facet of existence."

burrow
/'bʌrəʊ/

verb

[I, T] to make a hole or passage in the ground - dig

facet
/ˈfæsɪt/

noun

[C] a particular part or aspect of sth Open / Comment

2021-10-05 00:55:05 "Our curiosity united us. It formed the basis of our joyful and productive collaboration. I think it also tempered our fear of doing something terrifyingly new."

temper
/ˈtempər/

verb

[T] to make something less severe or extreme Open / Comment

2021-09-16 15:34:11 "Though the British government appears poised to prohibit virginity testing, its response to Holden’s proposal to ban so-called virginity-repair surgery as well has been more lukewarm."

poised
/pɔɪzd/

adjective

[not before noun] completely ready for something or to do something - set

poised for sth
poised to do sth

lukewarm
/ˌluːk'wɔːrm/

adjective

not interested or enthusiastic Open / Comment

2021-09-10 13:27:02 "In the run-up to the anniversary of the September 11th attacks, we've been hearing the recollections of those whose lives were shaped and changed forever by that day."

run-up
/ˈrʌn ʌp/

noun

the period of time just before an important event

the run-up to something

recollection
/rekəˈlekʃn/

noun

[C] a thing that you remember from the past - memory Open / Comment

2021-09-09 21:37:59 "China has slashed air pollution in the last seven years, but dirty air is still cutting 2.6 years from its people's lifespan."

slash
/slæʃ/

verb

[T] to reduce something by a large amount

lifespan
/ˈlaɪfspæn/

noun

[C] the length of time that something is likely to live, continue or function Open / Comment

2021-09-07 19:00:06 "At school, children learn small cognitive skills, each with a limited range, one at a time. They provide scaffolds on which children in school can gradually build with more and more ease, a larger repertoire of small skills that are relevant across a range of problems and tasks."

cognitive
/ˈkɑːɡnətɪv/

adjective

connected with mental processes of understanding

scaffold
/ˈskæfəʊld/

noun

[C] a structure built next to a wall, for workers to stand on while they build, repair, or paint a building

repertoire
/ˈrepərtwɑːr/

noun

[C, usually singular] all the things that a person is able to do Open / Comment

2021-09-06 20:05:28 "Pregnancies not only have adverse health risks for adolescent mothers and their babies – these problems can persist into the next generation."

adverse
/ədˈvɜːrs/

adjective

[usually before noun] negative and unpleasant; not likely to produce a good result

adolescent
/ˌædəˈlesənt/

adjective

in or relating to the process of developing from a child into an adult

persist
/pərˈsɪst/

verb

[I] to continue to exist

persist into
persist through
persist for
persist during Open / Comment

2021-09-03 21:30:04 "Times Higher Education (THE) has announced the results of the THE World University Rankings 2022, with the University of Oxford retaining top spot for an impressive sixth consecutive year."

retain
/rɪ'teɪn/

verb

[T] to keep sth; to continue to have sth - preserve

consecutive
/kənˈsekjətɪv/

adjective

[usually before noun] following one after another in a continuous series Open / Comment

2021-09-02 17:40:31 "Hurricane Ida has claimed the lives of four people, with more unaccounted for. The storm has now made its way to New York, where overnight flooding has plunged the city into chaos."

claim (sb's life | lives)
/kleɪm/

verb

[T] to cause somebody's death

unaccounted for
/ˌʌnəˈkaʊntɪd fɔːr/

adjective

[not before noun] a person/thing that is unaccounted for cannot be found and people do not know what has happened to them/it

plunge sb/sth into sth
/plʌndʒ/

phrasal verb

to make sb/sth experience something unpleasant Open / Comment