English Vocabulary from
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Topic 1 : "Betting big on big data"
- Buzzword - a word from a particular subject area that has become fashionable by being used a lot (especially on television and in the newspapers)
- Pumping - filling with something (here Data)
- Context - the situation within which something exists or happens
- Explosion - a large increase in the number of something that happens very quickly
- Exceeds - to be greater than a number or amount
- Precision - the quality of being exact and accurate
- Vexing - annoying, worrying, or causing problems
- Untangle - to make a complicated subject or problem clear and able to be understood
- Lethal - sufficient to cause death
- Errant - behaving wrongly in some way
- Variant - something that is slightly different from other similar things
- Combed - to search thoroughly
- Pathogenic - able to cause disease
- Fearsome - frightening
- Outbreak - a sudden occurrence of something unwelcome (war or disease)
- Customised - modified (something) to suit a particular task
- Predict - say or estimate what will happen in the future (especially the result of something)
- Overlaying - cover the surface of something
- Pinpoint - to find or identify
- Ambitious - having a strong desire and determination to succeed
- Consortia - an association with several organizations
- Privacy - a state in which one is not observed or disturbed by other people
- Leverage - use something to maximum advantage
- Interpretation - the action of explaining the meaning of something
- Ethical - relating to moral principles of what is right and what is wrong
- Comprehensive - complete and including everything that is necessary
- Archiving - storing all the necessary records in one place for future use
- Collaboration - working with someone to get better results
- Usher - to guide people
- Innovation - the use of a new idea or method
Topic 2 : "Sugar tax may be the bitter pill to cut obesity"
- Bitter pill - something that is very unpleasant but must be accepted
- Took a stand - to have a strong opinion about something and not change it
- Urge - recommend (something) strongly
- Beverage - a drink of any type (other than water)
- Obesity - being extremely fat (that is dangerous for health)
- Rationale - reasons
- Intervention - interference in a difficult situation in order to improve it
- Impact - effect
- Prevalence - existing very commonly or happening often
- Energy-dense - the amount of energy (or calories) per gram of food
- Stratum - a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status
- Sugar-laden - full of sugar
- Rein - control
- Burgeoning - begin to grow or increase rapidly
- Paediatrics - the branch of medicine dealing with children and their diseases
- Double whammy - a situation when two unpleasant things happen at almost the same time
- Underweight - insufficient weight
- Sedentary Lifestyle - Lifestyle in which you have to spend much time seated (sitting)
- Singularly - in a remarkable or noticeable way
Topic 3 : "Masculinity is in a crisis. Here’s ‘Y’"
- Masculinity - characteristic of a man
- Crisis - danger
- Manhood - the state of being a man
- Nastiest - very bad or unpleasant
- Blow - damage
- Repository - a place where things are stored
- Diminution - a reduction in the size
- Sire - the male parent of an animal
- Offspring - children
- Collaborating - work jointly on an activity or project
- Upped - increased (a level or amount).
- Devoid - lack of something
- Gender-bending - reversing the genders
- Quibble - criticism
- Frenetic - involving a lot of excited movement or activity
- By virtue of something - as a result of something
- Solitary - single
- Replenish - fill up again (restore)
- Consternation - a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion
- Ominous - giving the worrying impression that something bad is going to happen
- Demise - the end of something that was previously considered to be powerful
- Flurry - a sudden, short period of activity
- Proclamations - a clear declaration of something
- Attrition - the process of reducing something's strength or effectiveness
- Diverged - to follow a different direction (different)
- Infertility - inability of a person / animal / plant to reproduce by natural means
- Formidable - very difficult to deal with
- Negotiated - to deal with something difficult
- Incontrovertible - impossible to deny because it is absolutely true
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