Saturday, July 17, 2021

Let's get some new words of 2021 down pat!

Working on a foreign or the second language is challenging, especially when there are humongous amount of new words are added so fast. Here are some new words of 2021 that you might want to add to your vocab list.  !


    1.   JEDI stands for Justice, __________________, ________________, and Inclusion.

 

    2.   The new sense of “synchronous,” added in the context of education and learning, is: (        )

 

A.   occurring in real time, as with participants logged in at an appointed time for a live lecture or discussion.

B.   cut short; abbreviated.

C.   occurring or able to be completed independently according to a person’s own self-paced schedule or within a broad window of time.

 

    3.   5G stands for …

 

    A.   five gigabytes.  

.   B. fifth gateway.

    C.   fifth-generation

 

    4.   Ty Dolla $ign is an American singer, rapper and producer from Los Angeles, California. He popularized the term “________________” referring to an attractive man who is also stylish, charming, and self-confident.

 

    5.   A “________________ kitchen” refers to a commercial facility that prepares and cooks restaurant-style food for delivery directly to customers.

 

    6.   “_______________” is used an exclamation of enthusiasm, approval, triumph, pleasure, joy such as in the case like “___________! We are finally going on a vacation in ages!!!” This word is also used as a verb with or without an object, meaning “to hurl something forcefully” or “to move very quickly”.

 

    7.   Similar to the word “marginalize,” which newly added term means to make a person or group subordinate in status to a more dominant group? (     )

A.   subordinary

B.   minoritize

C.   comprise

 

    8.   “____________ walk” means taking a walk outside and making an effort to look at the things around you, feeling thankful for all small things.

 

    9.   “______________” refers to something that seems true but isn’t backed up by evidence. This word became popular after American comedian Stephen Colbert talked about it on his show a while ago.

 

    10. “Don’t ______ me” means “Don’t respond to, challenge, or disparage the claim or opinion of someone.”

 

(*source: https://parade.com/1155266/jerylbrunner/new-words-in-dictionary/,  dictionary.com, and https://pearsonpte.com/articles/10-new-english-words-for-2021/)

 

Answer Keys

    1.  Equality, Diversion

    2.  A

    3.  C

    4.  zaddy  

    5.  ghost

    6.  yeet

    7.  B

    8.  awe 

    9.  truthiness

    10.  @

 

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