Listening 30/5

Be equated with

to be considered as equal or structurally similar to sth else [equate sth with sth]

Epistemic (a) /ˌepɪˈstemɪk/

relating to knowledge

Rigorous (a) /ˈrɪɡərəs/

thorough (done carefully and with a lot of attention to detail)

Velocity (n) /vəˈlɒsəti/

the speed of sth in a particular direction/ high speed

Eclipse (v) /ɪˈklɪps/

to become much more important than sth

Aggregation (n) /ˌæɡrɪˈɡeɪʃn/

the act of putting together different items, amounts, etc. into a single group or total

Disciplinary (n) /ˈdɪsəplɪnəri/

connected with an area of knowledge, especially a subject that people study in a university

Affiliation (n) /əˌfɪliˈeɪʃn/

​a person’s connection with a political party, religion, etc.

Democratization (n) /dɪˌmɒkrətaɪˈzeɪʃn/

sự dân chủ hóa

Inherently (adv)

intrisically

Emancipate (v) /ɪˈmænsɪpeɪt/

to free somebody, especially from legal, political or social controls that limit what they can do (Emancipatory)

Outsource (v) /ˈaʊtsɔːs/

to arrange for somebody outside a company to do work or provide goods for that company (We outsource all our computer work)

Opaque (a) /əʊˈpeɪk/

difficult to understand, not clear (gas)

Substitute (v) /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/

to take the place of sb/sth else

Deliberation (n) /dɪˌlɪbəˈreɪʃn/

the process of carefully considering or discussing sth

Critique (n) /krɪˈtiːk/

a piece of written criticism or a set of ideas, a work or art

Iterative (a) /ˈɪtərətɪv/

that evolves repeating a process or set of instructions again and again

Calibrate (v) /ˈkælɪbreɪt/

to adjust something carefully so that it works effectively

Irony (n) /ˈaɪrəni/

sự mỉa mai

Sterility (n) /stəˈrɪləti/

the fact of not being able to produce children or young animals

Propagation (n) /ˌprɒpəˈɡeɪʃn/

the act of spreading ideas, beliefs, information among people/ the act of producing new plants from a parent plant

Vegetative (a) /ˈvedʒɪtətɪv/

relating to plant life, (of a person) alive but showing no sign of brain activity

Conceive (as sth)

to form an idea in your mind

Construe (v) /kənˈstruː/

to understand the meaning of a word, a sentence or an action in a particular way

Contingency (n) /kənˈtɪndʒənsi/

Possibility (AC)

Discrepancy (n) /dɪˈskrepənsi/

the difference between two or more things that should not be the same

Diverge from

to follow a different path

Attenuated (a) /əˈtenjueɪtɪd/

made weaker or less effective

Modulate (v) /ˈmɒdjəleɪt/

) to change the quality of your voice in order to create a particular effect by making it louder, softer, lower, etc

Salience (n) /ˈseɪliəns/

the quality of being particularly important or easy to notice

Exert an influence on sth

have an effect on sth

Equilibrium (n) /ˌekwɪˈlɪbriəm/

a calm state of mind and a balance of emotions

Subsist (v) /səbˈsɪst/

to exist, to apply and be relevant