week 3 glossary
week 3 glossary
10 Education terms
glossary based on the text "Giving Individual Feedback" to learn about new terminology.
- censorious
- adjective
- often criticizing other people
- Example: his censorious attitude to those who do not share his opinions
- en: censuradora
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- concord
- noun
- agreement and peace between countries and people
- Example: nations living in concord
- en: concordia
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- continuum
- noun
- something that changes in character gradually or in very slight stages without any clear dividing points
- Example: It's not "left-wing or right-wing" - political opinion is a long continuum.
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- correspondence
- noun
- letters, especially official or business letters
- Example: Any further correspondence should be sent to my new address.
- en: correspondencia
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- disruptive
- adjective
- causing trouble and therefore stopping something from continuing as usual
- Example: His teacher described him as a noisy, disruptive influence in class.
- en: disruptivo
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- misconstrue
- verb
- to form a false understanding of the meaning or intention of something that someone does or says.
- Example: he said Harris had misconstrued her comments.
- en: interpretar mal
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- neat
- adjective
- tidy, with everything in its place
- Example: She likes everything neat and tidy.
- en: ordenado
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- prompt
- verb
- to make something happen
- Example: Recent worries over the president's health have prompted speculation over his political future.
- en: rápido
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- tentatively
- adverb
- in a way that shows you are not certain or confident
- Example: "I have come to see Mrs Edgerton," she said tentatively.
- en: tentativamente
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- unobtrusiveness
- noun
- the quality or fact of not being easy to notice
- Example: Her quietness and unobtrusiveness had made them forget her presence.
- en: discreción
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