English 7 Words September - October

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• adolescent young person in the process of developing into an adult
• smoking gun information or evidence that proves that something is true or that someone has committed a crime
• savvy having a good understanding and practical knowledge of something
• digital native someone who is very familiar and comfortable using digital technology and computers because they have grown up with them
• vocational training APL
• Asphyxiate suffocate
• Reinventing to change it so that it seems different and new
• Gain To gain something such as weight or speed means to have an increase in that particular thing.
• Demand A demand is a firm (strong) request for something.
• Although though, while, even though
• jolt it gives them an unpleasant surprise or shock.
• grin you smile broadly
• emanate emerge, flow, it comes from
• recrimination accusations that two people or groups make about each other
• archipelago a group of islands, especially small islands
• permeate infiltrate, pass through
• heritage inheritance, birthright
• degradation the process of something becoming worse or weaker, or being made worse or weaker
• classified Classified information or documents are officially secret.
• stigma If something has a stigma attached to it, people think it is something to be ashamed of.
• adequate If something is adequate, there is enough of it or it is good enough to be used or accepted.
• authorities The authorities are the people who have the power to make decisions and to make sure that laws are obeyed.
• seemingly If something is seemingly the case, you mean that it appears to be the case, even though it may not really be so.
• perceptions Your perception of something is the way that you think about it or the impression you have of it.
• cognitive relating to the mental process involved in knowing, learning, and understanding things
• contribute If you contribute to something, you say or do things to help to make it successful.
• hesitant uncertain, reluctant
• sensitive considerate, If you are sensitive to other people's needs, problems, or feelings, you show understanding and awareness of them.
• practitioner a person who practises a profession or art
• disparaging If you are disparaging about someone or something, or make disparaging comments about them, you say things which show that you do not have a good opinion of them.

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