F2F Class Notes (Ben)

Vocabulary

resume = start again after stopping (verb)

I paused the movie when someone gave me a phone call, and then I resumed it.

Hurry up, the movie is going to resume after the commercials.

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resume = (noun) CV, the list of everything you’ve done or studied in your career

If you are interested in the position, send me your resume and I’ll forward it to my boss.

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scrutiny = careful and thorough examination (often used with ‘under’)

The clues that the criminal left behind are under scrutiny by the police.

On scrutiny of this strange paper, I realized it was written in Turkish.

Your stage clothes must be perfect. When you are on stage, you will be under scrutiny from the audience.

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immense = huge, very big, humongous, tremendous

Obama has had immense influence on America’s foreign policy.

Korean pop bands are immensely popular among Chinese teenagers.

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significant = important enough to have an effect

This car has immense wheels, but it’s not very significant if you just use it to go shopping.

The number of people who never eat breakfast is immense, but it’s not very significant when judging their character.

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solidarity = unity, support between people who share the same opinion, origin, religion, etc.

Solidarity is strength !

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assertion = a statement you make with confidence, because you believe it to be true

The teacher made the assertion that China would become the strongest country in the world on the long term.

He asserted this with a lot of confidence.

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claim = a statement you make but though other people might disagree

He made the claim that China would become the strongest country, but I don’t think he’s right.

He made the assertion that there will be another immense war in the future, but I think this is just a groundless claim.

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viral = that spreads like a virus

This movie about a kitten falling in water went viral last year. Almost 100 million people saw it.

Radical Islam is viral. Every Muslim country has had significant increase in terrorism in the past 10 years.

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a rival = a person, or company or thing that competes against another one

President Trump is always attacking his rivals.

Our product is better than our rival’s product, because it is faster and cheaper.

The habit of belittling political rivals has become viral under Trump.

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the Geneva Convention = an international agreement which states how prisoners of war should be treated

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proximity = the state of being very close to something, in distance or time.

Do not stay in proximity to a fire, it’s dangerous.

The First and the Second World War are in close proximity – only 20 years separate them.