My English Words List - January - 2023

fusion

fusion

noun

National Ignition Facility achieves fusion ignition

National Ignition Facility demonstrates net fusion energy gain in world first

The Real Fusion Energy Breakthrough Is Still Decades Away

US scientists confirm ‘major breakthrough’ in nuclear fusion

Nuclear-fusion lab achieves ‘ignition’: what does it mean?

U.S. to announce fusion energy ‘breakthrough’

The aim of fusion research is to replicate the nuclear reaction through which energy is created on the sun. It is a “holy grail” of carbon-free power that scientists have been chasing since the 1950s. It is still at least a decade - maybe decades - away from commercial use, but the latest development is likely to be touted by the Biden administration as an affirmation of a massive investment by the government over the years.

Breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy announced

Fusion race kicked into high gear by smart tech

“I want to deliver fusion first, but anyone who does it is a hero,” TAE’s chief executive Dr Michl Binderbauer told BBC News.

Reports: Scientists see breakthrough in ‘holy grail’ of clean energy

Nuclear fusion

fission

fission

noun

Fusion is the opposite of the fission process that powers nuclear plants.

Unlike fission, nuclear fusion does not release harmful radioactive byproducts that take thousands of years to decay.

Nuclear fission

chronological

chronological

adjective

a chronological account of their trip

A chronological resume is a resume format that lists your work history in reverse chronological order, starting with your most recent job listed at the top and each previous position in descending order.

resume

resume

verb

After the rain stopped, the teams resumed play.

She will be resuming her position at the company.

noun

résumé

For the internship, I submitted my résumé, work samples, and a cover letter.

If you would like to be considered for the job, please submit your résumé.

pickleball

pickleball

noun

Aerial view of six pickleball courts with two tennis courts in the background

Pickleball

treatise

treatise

noun

  • a book or article examining a subject carefully and completely

A Treatise on Electricity and Magnetism is a two-volume treatise on electromagnetism written by James Clerk Maxwell in 1873.

kale

kale

noun

Curly-leaf kale

Kale

burglar

burglar

noun

Burglar alarms going off at any time of the day or night serve only to annoy passers-by and actually assist burglars to burgle.

It was as clear as daylight then that burglars had forced an entry during her absence.

bungalow

bungalow

noun

California Bungalow

Bungalow

yolk

yolk

noun

Three similarly sized eggs in a hot frying pan. Each of the two yolks in the double-yolked eggs are smaller than typical for that size of egg.

yogurt

yogurt

noun

Unstirred Turkish Süzme Yoğurt (strained yogurt), with a 10% fat content

entitlement

entitlement

noun

my entitlement to a refund

celebrities who have an arrogant sense of entitlement

entitlements such as medical aid for the elderly and poor

tic

tic

noun

“you know” is a verbal tic

parrot

parrot

noun

Eclectus parrots, male left and female right

carrot

carrot

noun

Carrots in a range of colours

attire

attire

noun

business attire

needed some snazzy attire for the job interview

verb

The guests were formally attired.

dancers attired in colorful costumes

crisp

crisp

adjective

  • notably sharp, clean-cut, and clear

a crisp illustration

  • concise and to the point

a crisp reply

  • noticeably neat

crisp new clothes

I put on a crisp shirt and tie.

a crisp housedress

initiative

initiative

noun

showed great initiative

If you want to meet her, you’re going to have to take the initiative and introduce yourself.

scenario

scenario

noun

A possible scenario would be that we move to the city.

commute

commute

verb

  • to travel back and forth regularly (as between a suburb and a city)

He commutes to work every day by car.

He commutes to work every day by train.

hygiene

hygiene

noun

Brushing your teeth regularly is an important part of good oral hygiene.

Brushing your teeth regularly is an important part of good dental hygiene.

groom

groom

verb

She spent hours grooming herself.

She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.

noun

  • bridegroom

Women mingled and whispered, waiting for the bride and groom to appear.

The guests are not permitted to speak at all during the ceremony, and the only toasts allowed are from the mothers of the bride and groom.

ramble

ramble

verb

He’s funny, but he tends to ramble.

noun

The first chapter is a 100-page ramble.

priority

priority

noun

  • superiority in rank, position, or privilege

What do vou see as the priorities for someone in this position?

humility

humility

noun

He accepted the honor with humility.

hodgepodge

hodgepodge

noun

the exhibit was a hodgepodge of mediocre art, bad art, and really bad art

prance

prance

verb

The singer pranced around on stage.

The little boy pranced across the room in his cowboy costume.

razor

razor

noun

A modern safety razor with an exchangeable cartridge

Occam’s razor

This razor-sharp knife will become their favorite kitchen tool.

Razor

asynchronous

asynchronous

adjective

Asynchrony (computer programming)

Ajax is a set of client-side web technologies used on the to create asynchronous I/O web applications.

trio

trio

noun

the band was just a trio of musicians on piano, drums, and saxophone

bossy

bossy

adjective

We are learning about the bossy e this week and how the e makes the vowel say its name. – Melissa Stark

bubble gum

bubble gum

noun

  • a chewing gum that can be blown into large bubbles

Woman blowing a bubble

dismissal

dismissal

noun

School Hours 8:35 am Entry, 2:55 pm Dismissal

recess

recess

noun

The students play outside after lunch and at recess.

rumbly

rumbly

adjective

When Pooh feels rumbly in his tummy, he goes for a walk through the Hundred-Acre Wood. He always knows where to find honey!

brevity

brevity

noun

The book’s major flaw is its brevity.

the best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity

ode

ode

noun

This poem is titled, “An Ode to My Mother.”

Keats’s ode “To a Nightingale”

sabbatical

sabbatical

adjective

Several professors will be on sabbatical this year.

nonce

nonce

noun

  • the one, particular, or present occasion, purpose, or use

for the nonce

adjective

  • occurring, used, or made only once or for a special occasion

a nonce word