Women Science Careers Flashcards

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Commensurate [adj]

com‧men‧su‧rate

/kə’menʃərɪt /

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  • Matching something in size, quality, or length of time

**commensurate with **

*Salary will be commensurate with age and experience. *

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Devote [v]

de‧vote

/ dɪvoʊt /

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  • To use all or most of your time, effort etc in order to do something or help someone **SYN dedicate **

devote your time/energy/attention etc to something

*He devoted his energies to writing films. *

**devote yourself to something **

*She devoted herself full-time to her business. *

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Dire [adj]

/ daɪə /

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  • Extremely serious or terrible :
  • >>warnings of dire consequences that often don’t come true ​*
  • >>The situation looked dire. *

+ Thảm khốc, kinh khủng

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Discrepancy [n]

di‧screp‧an‧cy

/ dɪ’skrepənsi /

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  • A difference between two amounts, details, reports etc that should be the same

**discrepancy in **

*>>Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports. *

**discrepancy between **

*>>There is a large discrepancy between the ideal image of motherhood and the reality. *

+ Sự không nhất quán, sự khác nhau

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Frustration [n]

frus‧tra‧tion

/ frʌ’streɪʃən /

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  1. The feeling of being annoyed, upset, or impatient, because you cannot control or change a situation, or achieve something :

**in/with frustration **

  • >>I was practically screaming with frustration. *
    2. The fact of being prevented from achieving what you are trying to achieve

**frustration of **

*>>The frustration of his ambitions made him a bitter man. *

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Inordinate [adj]

in‧or‧di‧nate

/ ɪnɔdənɪt /

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  • Far more than you would reasonably or normally expect SYN excessive:
  • >>Testing is taking up an inordinate amount of teachers’ time. *

— inordinately adverb:

+ Quá mức, quá chừng

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Mentor [n]

men‧tor

/ ‘mentɔ /

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  • An experienced person who advises and helps a less experienced person

+ Người cố vấn dày kinh nghiệm

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Persist [v]

per‧sist

/ pə’sɪst /

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  • To continue to do something, although this is difficult, or other people oppose it

**persist in (doing) something **

*He persisted in his refusal to admit responsibility. *

**persist with **

*She persisted with her studies in spite of financial problems. *

+ Khăng khăng, cố chấp

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Validate [v]

val‧i‧date

/ ‘vælɪdeɪt /

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  • To prove that something is true or correct, or to make a document or agreement officially and legally acceptable SYN confirm :
  • >>Many scientists plan to wait until the results of the study are validated by future research. *

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