How can we make the web a better place? Flashcards
frustrating [/frʌˈstreɪtɪŋ/]
making you feel annoyed, upset, or impatient because you cannot do what you want to do
My job can be very frustrating sometimes.
This is an immensely frustrating experience for the student.
immensely [/ɪˈmensli/]
very much SYN extremely
Champagne wines became immensely popular in the 18th century.
immensely powerful/strong/important etc
Nationalism is an immensely powerful force.
We enjoyed the play immensely.
revolutionise [/ˌrev.əˈluː.ʃən.aɪz/]
revolutionize (UK usually revolutionise)
to completely change the way people do something or think about something
New technology is going to revolutionize everything we do.
His work revolutionized the treatment of this disease.
potentially [/pəˈtenʃəli/]
something that is potentially dangerous, useful etc is not dangerous etc now, but may become so in the future
a potentially dangerous situation
mysterious [/mɪˈstɪəriəs/]
1 mysterious events or situations are difficult to explain or understand
The police are investigating the mysterious deaths of children at the hospital.
Benson later disappeared in mysterious circumstances.
There’s something mysterious going on.
pioneer [/ˌpaɪəˈnɪə/]
1 someone who is important in the early development of something, and whose work or ideas are later developed by other people
pioneer of
John Whitney was a pioneer of computer animation.
He was a pioneer in the field of biotechnology.
2 one of the first people to travel to a new country or area and begin living there, farming etc
the early pioneers of the Dakota territory
annual [/ˈænjuəl/]
1 happening once a year SYN yearly
The school trip has become an annual event.
annual report/meeting/conference
2 based on or calculated over a period of one year SYN yearly
annual budget/income/cost etc
a household with an annual income of $60,000
interdisciplinary [/ˌɪntəˌdɪsəˈplɪnəri/]
involving ideas, information, or people from different subjects or areas of study
an interdisciplinary research centre
expectancy [/ɪkˈspektənsi/]
the feeling that something pleasant or exciting is going to happen
gratitude [/ˈɡrætɪtjuːd/]
the feeling of being grateful OPP ingratitude
Tears of gratitude filled her eyes.
gratitude to/towards
She had a deep gratitude towards David, but she did not love him.
gratitude for
The committee expressed its gratitude for the contribution he had made.
grateful [/ˈɡreɪtfəl/]
feeling that you want to thank someone because of something kind that they have done, or showing this feeling OPP ungrateful
grateful for
I’m so grateful for all your help
alignment [/əˈlaɪnmənt/]
1 [uncountable] the state of being arranged in a line with something or parallel to something
alignment of
the geometrical alignment of the Sun, Moon, and Earth at the eclipse
out of/into alignment
The wheels were out of alignment.
2 [countable, uncountable] support given by one country or group to another in politics, defence etc
alignment with
their military alignment with the US
conscious [/ˈkɒnʃəs/]
1 AWARE [not before noun] noticing or realizing something SYN aware
conscious of (doing) something
I became conscious of someone watching me.
I was very conscious of the fact that I had to make a good impression.
