Useful Word of the Day 2021
An online resource to enrich English vocabulary, its words are selected from news, TV, and the Internet, you can study with flexible review patterns.
| Actions |
|
|
| Word of the Day |
This requires the ability to disentangle sounds produced by different events or objects, and the ability to tease out the effects of the environment. - MIT News
disentangle
v. separate things that have become joined or confused
tease out
v. try to get information or understand a meaning that is hidden or not clear
Added on: 2021-05-02
disentangle
v. separate things that have become joined or confused
tease out
v. try to get information or understand a meaning that is hidden or not clear
Added on: 2021-05-02
| Review List | Latest 30 Words Latest 100 Words |
30 Words list: 2021-04-28, 2021-03-14
exposure
n. the act or an instance of exposing
perceive
v. become aware or conscious of something
McDermott’s lab explores how exposure to different types of music affects people’s music preferences and even how they perceive music.
n. the act or an instance of exposing
perceive
v. become aware or conscious of something
McDermott’s lab explores how exposure to different types of music affects people’s music preferences and even how they perceive music.
brittle
a. hard but liable to break or shatter easily
geometrical
a. consisting of lines and simple shapes; of or relating to or determined by the geometry
The researchers worked primarily with composite materials that included both soft and brittle components in a variety of random geometrical arrangements.
a. hard but liable to break or shatter easily
geometrical
a. consisting of lines and simple shapes; of or relating to or determined by the geometry
The researchers worked primarily with composite materials that included both soft and brittle components in a variety of random geometrical arrangements.
strain
n. a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
slog
n. a period of difficult or tiring effort
For centuries, engineers have relied on physical laws to understand the stresses and strains on the materials; but solving those equations can be a computational slog.
n. a force tending to pull or stretch something to an extreme or damaging degree
slog
n. a period of difficult or tiring effort
For centuries, engineers have relied on physical laws to understand the stresses and strains on the materials; but solving those equations can be a computational slog.
microcosm
n. a small place, society, or situation that has the same characteristics as something much larger
lean into
v. pursue some task or activity with great effort
strive
v. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
In many ways, Kendall Square has been a microcosm for those responses, which has leaned into issues around inclusion, striven to support struggling businesses.
n. a small place, society, or situation that has the same characteristics as something much larger
lean into
v. pursue some task or activity with great effort
strive
v. make great efforts to achieve or obtain something
In many ways, Kendall Square has been a microcosm for those responses, which has leaned into issues around inclusion, striven to support struggling businesses.
buffet
v. (especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently
resilience
n. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
The Cambridge-area innovation hub has been buffeted by the events of the past year but also shown great resilience and creativity.
v. (especially of wind or waves) strike repeatedly and violently
resilience
n. the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness
The Cambridge-area innovation hub has been buffeted by the events of the past year but also shown great resilience and creativity.
lattice
n. a structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between
swab
n. a small piece of soft material at the end of a thin stick, used for cleaning something or for putting on medicine
Tiny woven lattices within OPT’s swabs allow them to absorb and release more fluid than conventional swabs.
n. a structure made from strips of wood or other material that cross over each other with spaces between
swab
n. a small piece of soft material at the end of a thin stick, used for cleaning something or for putting on medicine
Tiny woven lattices within OPT’s swabs allow them to absorb and release more fluid than conventional swabs.
spin-out
n. a business company that has developed from another organization
scale up
v. increase the size, amount, or importance of something, usually an organization or process
The MIT spin-out uses a continuous manufacturing approach that allows it to scale up printer production with demand.
n. a business company that has developed from another organization
scale up
v. increase the size, amount, or importance of something, usually an organization or process
The MIT spin-out uses a continuous manufacturing approach that allows it to scale up printer production with demand.
lesion
n. a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease
salience
n. the fact of being important to or connected with what is happening or being discussed
The paper presents a new method to extract intra-patient lesion salience on the basis of deep convolutional neural network features.
n. a region in an organ or tissue which has suffered damage through injury or disease
salience
n. the fact of being important to or connected with what is happening or being discussed
The paper presents a new method to extract intra-patient lesion salience on the basis of deep convolutional neural network features.
nucleate
v. begin to form
pressing
a. requiring quick or immediate action or attention
This work originated as a new project developed in the MIT Catalyst program, a program designed to nucleate projects that solve pressing clinical needs.
v. begin to form
pressing
a. requiring quick or immediate action or attention
This work originated as a new project developed in the MIT Catalyst program, a program designed to nucleate projects that solve pressing clinical needs.
deplete
v. use up the supply or resources of
ozone
n. a poisonous form of oxygen, a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor
The system used a refrigerant known as R-32 with zero ozone-depleting potential (ODP) and a global warming potential about three times lower than another common one.
v. use up the supply or resources of
ozone
n. a poisonous form of oxygen, a colorless unstable toxic gas with a pungent odor
The system used a refrigerant known as R-32 with zero ozone-depleting potential (ODP) and a global warming potential about three times lower than another common one.
down the road
ad. in the future
edge
n. an advantage over other people
This knowledge we’re developing can apply to so many applications down the road, like in water harvesting, and I feel like we're getting the edge over the other competitors.
ad. in the future
edge
n. an advantage over other people
This knowledge we’re developing can apply to so many applications down the road, like in water harvesting, and I feel like we're getting the edge over the other competitors.
pathogen
n. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganisms that can cause disease
metastasize
v. spread to other parts of the body and cause tumors to grow there.
In addition to protecting against pathogens that infect the lungs, these types of inhaled vaccines could also be used to treat cancer metastasizing to the lungs.
n. a bacterium, virus, or other microorganisms that can cause disease
metastasize
v. spread to other parts of the body and cause tumors to grow there.
In addition to protecting against pathogens that infect the lungs, these types of inhaled vaccines could also be used to treat cancer metastasizing to the lungs.
mucosal
a. related to thin skin that covers the inside surface of parts of the body such as the nose and mouth
lining
n. a layer of different material covering the inside surface of something
tract
n. a major passage in the body, a large bundle of nerve fibers
Many viruses infect their hosts through mucosal surfaces such as the lining of the respiratory tract.
a. related to thin skin that covers the inside surface of parts of the body such as the nose and mouth
lining
n. a layer of different material covering the inside surface of something
tract
n. a major passage in the body, a large bundle of nerve fibers
Many viruses infect their hosts through mucosal surfaces such as the lining of the respiratory tract.
hype
n. extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion
topple
v. cause to turn over
n. extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion
topple
v. cause to turn over