My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014

prompt


Sentence

You are going to respond to the following
prompt:
Definitions:

to cause someone to say or do
something


Syllables/Pronunciation:


/prmpt/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill Summarize and
Synthesize
explicit


Sentence:

Synthesizing... involves ... making those
relationships explicit...
Definitions:

communicated directly in a clear and
exact way:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ksplst/

Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill Summarize and
Synthesize
infer


Sentence:

Synthesizing ...involves ...inferring
relationships among sources...
Definitions:

to reach an opinion from available
information or facts:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/nfr/


Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill Summarize and
Synthesize











integrate


Sentence Definitions:
My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014


Integrating text and lecture on the same
topic

to end the separation of people by race,
sex, national origin, etc., in an
organization or in society to end the
separation of people by race, sex,
national origin, etc., in an organization or
in society

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ntret/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Academic Skill Summarize and
Synthesize
tailor


Sentence:

you can tailor your presentation to
hopefully meet their needs and
expectations.
Definitions:

to adjust something to suit a particular
need or situation:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/telr/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Presentation Tips: Audience &
Preparation
engage


Sentence:

American members want to feel
connected and engaged to a speaker...
Definitions:

to cause someone to become interested
or involved in an activity, or to attract
someones interest:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ned/

Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Presentation Tips: Audience &
Preparation












My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014



concession


Sentence

Therea re many transition words for
differernt purpose such as .....concession
Definitions:

something allowed or given up, often in
order to end a disagreement, or the act of
allowing or giving up something

Syllables/Pronunciation:

/knsen/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Presentation Tips: Audience &
Preparation
embark


Sentence:

you are going to embark on your own
research...
Definitions:

to start something big or important:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/mbrk/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Final Project The Strands of
Independent Research
morale


Sentence:

Everything could be late and team morale
is very low.
Definitions:

the amount of confidence felt by a person
or group of people, esp. when in a
dangerous or difficult situation:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/mrl/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Does EQ affect
team decision making?









assign


My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014

Sentence

...but they have agreed to assign to new
people to project...
Definitions:

to give to someone a job or responsibility,
or to decide on a person for a particular
job or responsibility:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/sn/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Does EQ affect
team decision making?
stranded


Sentence:

The stranded team has just less than 2
hours before nightfall,
Definitions:

lacking what is necessary to leave a
place or to get out of a situation:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/strndd/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Now, work in
teams on a team project!
plant


Sentence:

A German manufacture of domestic
electrical appliances opened a plant
Definitions:

factory
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/plnt/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two Managers
Too Many?









My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014


oversee


Sentence

They are also responsible fir four floor
supervisors who oversee the thirty
assembly line workers.
Definitions:

to direct: to watch and manage a job or
activity:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/ovrsi/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two Managers
Too Many?
output


Sentence:

She believes that competition in which
workers with the greatest output are
rewarded...
Definitions:

Amount produced
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/tpt/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two
Managers Too Many?
reward


Sentence:

She believes that competition in which
workers with the greatest output are
rewarded...
Definitions:

something given in exchange for a useful
idea, good behavior, excellent work, etc.:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/rwrd/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two Managers
Too Many?


My Vocabulary Frontier Name:Yui IMAIZUMI Date:9/15/2014

spirit


Sentence

She believes that competition .... would
raise company spirits.
Definitions:

enthusiasm and energy
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/sprt/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two Managers
Too Many?
policy


Sentence:

the two managers have disagreed on
many management policy issues
Definitions:

Methods or procedures
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/plsi/
Context: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course : Are Two
Managers Too Many?
paramount


Sentence:

The collaborator is a goal-directed who
sees the vision, mission or goal of the
team as paramount...
Definitions:

more important than anything else:
Syllables/Pronunciation:

/prmnt/
Co ntext: (eg, name of article, lecture,
etc; topic of paragraph, etc)

Leadership Course: Team-Player Styles