Vocabulary List 807

This set contains vocabulary terms from the provided transcript, focusing on formal and academic English including definitions, synonyms, and antonyms where applicable.

accelerate

To speed up, hasten, or boost; to move faster or happen more quickly.

accountability

The state of being responsible; responsibility or the requirement to justify actions or decisions.

accuse

To charge someone with an offense or crime; to blame.

beggar

A person, typically a homeless one, who lives by asking for money or food.

budgeting

The process of creating a plan to spend your money; the management of finances.

collective

Done by people acting as a group; joint or shared.

combination

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

comprise

To consist of, be made up of, include, or contain.

contribute

To give something (such as money or time) in order to help provide or achieve something together with others.

conventional

Based on or in accordance with what is generally done or believed; traditional or ordinary.

cooperation

The process of working together to the same end; collaboration.

criminal

A person who has committed a crime; relating to crime.

curable

Able to be cured or healed.

detection

The action or process of identifying the presence of something concealed.

diminish

To make or become less; to reduce or decrease.

diplomacy

The profession, activity, or skill of managing international relations.

durable

Able to withstand wear, pressure, or damage; hard-wearing and long-lasting.

efficiency

The state or quality of being efficient; productivity and the ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, or time.

eliminate

To completely remove or get rid of something; to eradicate.

engagement

Involvement, participation, or a commitment to be part of something.

escalation

A rapid increase, rise, or intensification of something.

exposure

The state of being exposed to contact with something; the revelation of an identity or fact.

extensive

Covering or affecting a large area; large in amount or scale.

fingerprint

An impression or mark made on a surface by a person's fingertip, used for identifying individuals.

graduation

The receiving or conferring of an academic degree or diploma; the ceremony for this event.

hands-on

Involving or offering active participation rather than theory; practical experience.

implement

To put a decision, plan, or agreement into effect; to execute or enforce.

improvement

The process of making something better; enhancement or advancement.

inevitable

Certain to happen; unavoidable and inescapable.

innovative

Featuring new methods; advanced, original, and creative.

innovatively

Performing an action in a creative, original, or new way.