2015/06/05 week12 vocabulary journal

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• Acquire (v.): /əˈkwaɪə(r)/

1. to get something, for example by buying it or being given it

2. Many of the world’s most successful people become great because they spent 10,000 hours or more acquiring and developing their skills.

3. Ex: We acquired the shares for £1.75 each.

• Admiration (n.): /ˌædməˈreɪʃ(ə)n/

1. a feeling of respect and approval

2. At thirteen, he has giving concerts in Beijing’s main concert hall, earning the admiration of millions.

3. Ex: I gazed at her in admiration.

• Adversity (n.): /ədˈvɜː(r)səti/

1. a difficult period in your life in which you have many problems

2. Many world-class thinkers and artists are grew up with either great adversity or great privilege.

3. Ex: We struggled on in the face of adversity.

• Confirm (v.): /kənˈfɜː(r)m/

1. to prove that something is true

2. Many experts now confirm that this type of intelligence test only tells one side of the story.

3. Ex: The study confirms the findings of earlier research.

• Exceptional (adj.): /ɪkˈsepʃ(ə)nəl/

1. extremely good or impressive in a way that is unusual

2. Exceptional talent appears in a very small number of children at an early aged.

3. Ex: The children had shown exceptional courage.

 

 

 

• Exhibit (v.): /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

1. to put something interesting in a museum or other public place so that people can go and look at it

2. Frequently these prodigies exhibit talent in music and math.

3. Ex: His work will be exhibited in Moscow later this year.

• Hardly (adv.): /ˈhɑː(r)dli/

1. used for saying that something is almost not true or almost does not happen at all

2. Lang Lang began playing the piano at the aged of three, an aged when most children are hardly able to hold a spoon.

3. Ex: He hardly spoke except to say hello.

• Individual (adj.): /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒuəl/

1. existing or considered separately from other people or things

2. Refusing to participate in unethical or illegal activity could be dangerous for individuals and their families.

3. Ex: Individual members of the cast contributed greatly to the show's success.

• Minimize (v.): /ˈmɪnɪmaɪz/

1. to reduce something harmful or unpleasant to the smallest amount or degree

2. Gladwell does not minimize the importance of natural talent to the success of the Beatles and Bill Gates of the world.

3. Ex: We must minimize the damage to innocent civilians.

• Obsessive (adj.): /əbˈsesɪv/

1. affected by an obsession

2. The kids will one day become superstars are almost always individuals with natural gifts who are also willing to work exceptionally, even obsessively, hard.

3. Ex: He is the latest star to become the focus of obsessive fans.

 

 

 

• Strive (v.): /straɪv/

1. to make a lot of effort to achieve something

2. He performed his first operation at aged seven and is now striving to find a cure of cancer.

3. Ex: We strive to be accurate, but some mistakes are inevitable.

• Toddler (n.): /ˈtɒdlə(r)/

1. a very young child who is learning how to walk

2. Akrit Jaswal of India become interested in medicine while still a toddler.

3. a very young child who is just learning to walk

• Helium (n.): /ˈhiːliəm/

1. a gas that is lighter than air, often used for lifting large balloons

2. Using helium balloons to fly above the traffic is just one example of the creative solutions children think of.

3. a gas that is lighter than air, often used in BALLOONs

• Exhibit (v.): /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt/

1. to put something interesting in a museum or other public place so that people can go and look at it

2. Frequently these prodigies exhibit talent in music and math.

3. Ex: His work will be exhibited in Moscow later this year.

• Accelerate (v.): /əkˈseləreɪt/

1. to happen or make something happen at a faster rate

2. From that moment on Ping Lian’s progress in drawing and painting accelerated at an amazing pace.

3. Ex: The increased capital could greatly accelerate economic development.

 

 

• Adopt (v.): /əˈdɒpt/

1. to decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or method

2. She also adopted some of the techniques for teaching autistic children.

3. Ex: He decided to adopt a more radical approach to the problem.

• Affection (n.): /əˈfekʃ(ə)n/

1. a feeling of liking and caring about someone or something

2. The fact that he show no affection for people around him.

3. Ex: She has difficulty showing affection.

• Anticipate (v.): /ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/

1. to think that something will probably happen

2. She anticipates that this trend will continue.

3. Ex: The organizers hadn't anticipated the huge interest there was in the event.

• Curriculum (n.): /kəˈrɪkjʊləm/

1. the subjects that students study at a particular school or college

2. His curriculum included tracing and coloring activities.

3. Ex: Our mathematics curriculum is much broader now.

• Disorder (n.): /dɪsˈɔː(r)də(r)/

1. an illness or medical condition

2. Autism is a brain development disorder, which result in three distinctive behaviors.

3. Ex: He had treated her for a stomach disorder.

 

 

 

• Extraordinary (adj.): /ɪkˈstrɔː(r)d(ə)n(ə)ri/

1. very unusual and surprising

2. Ping Lian’s work does show extraordinary artistic talent in and of itself

3. Ex: It's an extraordinary story.

• Hyperactive (adj.): /ˌhaɪpərˈæktɪv/

1. very active and finding it difficult to concentrate or relax

2. He was also hyperactive and did not need much sleep.

3. technical -a hyperactive child is too active and can only keep still or quiet for very short periods of time

• Livelihood (n.):/ˈlaɪvlihʊd/

1. something such as your work that provides the money that you need to live

2. Sarah sent him to art classes in 2003 and started planning art at a livelihood for him.

3. Ex: A development that threatens the livelihood of local small farmers.

• Pace (n.): /peɪs/

1. the speed at which something happens or is done

2. From that moment on Ping Lian’s progress in drawing and painting accelerated at an amazing pace.

3. Ex: The pace of technological change increased steadily during the 20th century.

• Repetitive (adj.) /rɪˈpetətɪv/

1. involving repeating the same action over long periods of time

2. Autistic children have difficulties with social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and repetitive behaviors or obsessive interests.

3. done many times in the same way