My English Words List - March - 2023

diarrhea

diarrhea

noun

The symptoms of the disease include fever, nausea, and diarrhea.

Diarrhea

norovirus

norovirus

noun

Norovirus, the culprit behind a nasty stomach bug, is rising again in Canada

vomit

vomit

verb

clean up after someone with Norovirus vomits or has Diarrhea

noun

Vomit and poop can splatter in all directions

clean up must be very thorough to not miss any drops of vomit or poop you can’t see.

e-commerce

e-commerce

noun

  • commerce conducted via the Internet

E-commerce

prompt

prompt

noun

person creates a prompt

artifact

artifact

noun

generative AI generates a noval artifact

ethic

ethic

noun

strong work ethics

congest

congest

verb

traffic congested the highways

congested streets

hypotenuse

hypotenuse

noun

A right-angled triangle and its hypotenuse.

  • the side of a right-angled triangle that is opposite the right angle

Hypotenuse

convex

convex

adjective

  • curved or rounded outward like the exterior of a sphere or circle

convex lenses are used to correct for farsightedness

concave

concave

adjective

  • hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl

flip

flip

verb

flip a coin

flip a pancake

bland

bland

adjective

a bland smile

bland diet

nugget

nugget

noun

chicken nuggets

pavilion

pavilion

noun

Pavilion

picky

picky

adjective

a picky eater

blush

blush

noun

at first blush

The fruit is yellow, with a blush of pink.

braid

braid

verb

She braids her hair every morning.

noun

Long braid on girl

until she was 15, she had a braid that reached to her knees

Braid

copywriter

copywriter

noun

a writer of advertising or publicity copy

Copywriting

aromatic

aromatic

adjective

aromatic herbs

aromatic flowers can add greatly to the ambience of a room

deafening

deafening

adjective

the deafening roar of the planes

The deafening thunder frightened all the children.

coleslaw

coleslaw

noun

Coleslaw made with mayonnaise

  • a salad made of raw sliced or chopped cabbage

Coleslaw is the correct spelling for the cabbage-based side salad often served alongside barbecue.

Coleslaw