How a new technology is changing

the lives of people who cannot speak

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/23/voice-replacement-technology-adaptive-
alternative-communication-vocalid

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/05/william-leith-alcohol-how-did-i-let-drinking-
take-over-my-life

https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jan/16/baby-advice-books-industry-attachment-
parenting

1. Bespoke- specially made for a particular person (prilagođeno) /bɪˈspoʊk/

=> He always wore a bespoke suit.
2. Nip- to press something quickly and quite hard between two objects, especially sharp
objects such as teeth or nails (priklještiti) /nɪp/
=> His hamster nipped me.
3. Mound-a large pile of something (gomila, hrpa) /maʊnd/
=> We have a mound of potatoes in the basement
4. Telltale- allowing a secret to become known (obznanjujuće) /ˈtel.teɪl/
=> She found lipstick on his shirts - the telltale sign that he was having an affair.
5. Lisp- to pronounce "s" and "z" sounds like "th" (frfljati) /lɪsp/
=> He cannot talk properly, he has a lisp.
6. Stubble- the short hair that grows on a man's face if he has not shaved for a few days
(neobrijanost) /ˈstʌb.əl/
=> With the back of his hand, he rubbed the stubble on his chin.
7. Rueful- feeling sorry and wishing that something had not happened (žalostan,
pokajnički) /ˈruː.fəl/
=> He turned away with a rueful laugh.
8. Wry- showing that you find a bad or difficult situation slightly funny (ironično) /raɪ/
=> He gave a wry comment on her sad story.
9. Genial- friendly and pleasant (ljubazan, srdačan) /ˈdʒiː.ni.əl/
=> His new teacher is genial and everyone likes him.
10. Digitize- to put information into the form of a series of the numbers 0 and 1, usually
so that it can be understood and used by a computer (digitalizirati) /ˈdɪdʒ.ə.taɪz/
=> This company uses digitised voices to help people speak.
11. Excruciating- extremely painful (mučno, bolno) /ɪkˈskruː.ʃi.eɪ.t̬ ɪŋ/
=> He had an excruciating pain in the lower back.
12. Biopic- a film about the life of a real person (biografija) /ˈbaɪ.oʊ.pɪk/
=> A biopic of Hawking's life will be aired tonight.
13. Stark- simple or obvious, especially without decoration or anything that is not
necessary (jednostavno) /stɑːrk/
=> It was a stark room with a bed and chair as the only furniture.
14. Discernible- able to be seen or understood (razlučivo) /dɪˈsɝː.nə.bəl/
=> There is no discernible reason why this should be the case.
15. Tweak- to pull and twist something with a small sudden movement (zavrnuti) /twiːk/
=> Standing in front of the mirror she tweaked a strand of hair into place.
16. Timbre- a quality of sound that makes voices or musical instruments sound different
from each other (boja glasa/zvuka) /ˈtæm.bɚ/
=> He has a wonderful singing voice, with a rich timbre and resonant tone.
17. Jaunty- showing that you are happy and confident (veseo) /ˈdʒɑːn.t̬ i/
=> He had a jaunty grin when he came to work.
18. Corporeal- physical, relating to the body (tjelesan, materijalan) /kɔːrˈpɔːr.i.əl/
=> He is interested in corporeal, not spiritual virtues.
19. Pert- attractively small and firm, as a description of a part of the body (maleno i
čvrsto) /pɝːt/
She has a pert bottom.
20. Enunciate- to pronounce words or parts of words clearly (izgovaranje) /ɪˈnʌn.si.eɪt/
=> He doesn't enunciate (his words) very clearly.
21. Ardent- showing strong feelings (strasan, žestok) /ˈɑːr.dənt/
=> She is an ardent feminist.
22. Impairment- damage in the functioning of a body part, organ, or system (oštećenje)
/ɪmˈper.mənt/
=>Renal impairment needs to be treated urgently.
23. Render- to cause someone or something to be in a particular state (učiniti, udesiti)
/ˈren.dɚ/
=> His rudeness rendered me speechless.
24. Equate- to consider one thing to be the same as or equal to another thing (ravnati,
jednačiti) /ɪˈkweɪt/
=> He complained that there was a tendency to equate politics with self-interest.
25. Unfurl- open from a rolled position (odmotati) /ʌnˈfɜːl/
=> Pirates like to unfurl their flag in front of enemies.
26. Belie- to show something to be false, or to hide something such as an emotion
(pobijati, proturječiti) /bɪˈlaɪ/
=> Her calm face belied the terror she was feeling.
27. Listless- having no energy and enthusiasm and unwilling to do anything needing
effort (bezvoljan) /ˈlɪst.ləs/
=>He has seemed listless ever since he got his exam results.
28. Canny- thinking quickly and cleverly, especially in business or financial matters
(mudar, dovitljiv) /ˈkæn.i/
=> She has a canny sense of humor.
29. Interjection- an occasion when someone interrupts someone else (uzvik, ubacivanje)
/ˌɪn.t̬ ɚˈdʒek.ʃən/
=> Her speech was punctuated with noisy interjections from the audience.
30. Succinct- said in a clear and short way; expressing what needs to be said without
unnecessary words (kratak, sažet) /səkˈsɪŋkt/
=>Keep your letter succinct and to the point.
31. Aide- a person whose job is to help someone (pomoćnik) /eɪd/
=> He is an aide to the prime minister.
32. Deadpan- looking or seeming serious when you are telling a joke (bezizražajan,
ozbiljan) /ˈded.pæn/
=> He said a joke with a deadpan expression.
33. Jarring- experience that is so different or unexpected that it has a strong and
unpleasant effect on something or someone (neskladno i uznemirujuće) /ˈdʒɑːr.ɪŋ/
=> Seeing their lifestyle was very jarring to her children.
34. Hoot- a short, loud, high sound (krik, tulež) /huːt/
=> She let out an excited hoot.
35. Belt- to move or speak very fast (brzati) /belt/
=> She belts her words when she gets excited.
36. Stigmatize- to make someone feel that he or she is not respected, treat someone
unfairly (izdvajati) /ˈstɪɡ.mə.taɪz/
=> People should not be stigmatized on the basis of race.
37. Muddled- badly organized or confusing (nejasno, zbunjujuće, neorganizirano)
/ˈmʌd.əld/
=> He has a muddled speech.
38. Remnant- a small piece or amount of something that is left from a larger original
piece or amount (ostatak) /ˈrem.nənt/
=> He ate the remnants of last night's meal.
39. Cue- a signal for someone to do something (znak, aluzija) /kjuː/
=> They started washing up, so that was our cue to leave the party.
40. Spunky- brave and determined (odvažan) /ˈspʌŋ.ki/
=> He sounded very spunky.
41. Teetotal- never drinking alcohol or opposed to the drinking of alcohol (trijezan,
antialkoholičar) /ˌtiːˈtoʊ.t̬ əl/
=> She is a teetotal because her father was an alcoholic.
42. Queasy- likely to vomit (mučno) /ˈkwiː.zi/
=> Just the thought of blood makes me queasy.
43. Duvet- covering on a bed (pokrivač) /duːˈveɪ/
=> She pulled the duvet over her head to try to shut out the light.
44. Shroud- a layer of something that covers or surrounds something (omotač, prekrivač)
/ʃraʊd/
=> Everything was covered in a thick shroud of dust.
45. Tumbler- a drinking container without a handle (čaša) /ˈtʌm.blər/
=> He had a tumbler of vodka.
46. Slug- an amount of drink, especially strong alcoholic drink, that you can swallow at
one time (gutljaj) /slʌɡ/
=> I had a slug of vodka to give me courage.
47. Quaff- to drink something quickly or in large amounts (eksirati) /kwæf/
=> He quaffed his beer because he needed to hurry back.
48. Pungent- A pungent smell or taste is very strong, sometimes unpleasantly strong (jak,
opor) /ˈpʌn.dʒənt/
=> I sat down to a cup of wonderfully pungent Turkish coffee.
49. Malt- a grain used for making beer (slad) /mɑːlt/
=> If you like beer, you probably like malt.
50. Bout- short period of something (mah) /baʊt/
=> First bout of drinking was the worst.
51. Robust- strong and healty (otporan) /roʊˈbʌst/
=> He looks robust and healthy enough.
52. Gregarious- liking to be with other people (druželjubiv) /ɡrɪˈɡer.i.əs/
=> Emma's a gregarious, outgoing sort of person.
53. Pernicious- having a very harmful effect or influence (pogubno, štetno) /pɚˈnɪʃ.əs/
=> Drinking left a pernicious effect on his health.
54. Hinder- to limit the ability of someone to do something (sprečavati) /ˈhɪn.dɚ/
=> His progress is hindered by the interuption of his neighbor.
55. Redact- to remove words or information from a text before it is printed or made
available to the public (urediti, pripremiti) /rɪˈdækt/
=> Officers' names are redacted from any publicly released reports.
56. Thrall- when in someone's thrall, that person or thing can control you (ropstvo) /θrɑːl/
=> She was completely in his thrall, she couldn't do anything without his approval.
57. Elusive- difficult to achieve (nedostižno) /iˈluː.sɪv/
=> Success, however, remained elusive for her.
58. Bravado- a show of courage, especially when unnecessary and dangerous, to make
people admire you (ponos, gordost) /brəˈvɑː.doʊ/
=> It was an act of bravado that made him ask his boss to resign.
59. Susceptible- easily influenced or harmed by something (osjetljiv, podložan)
/səˈsep.tə.bəl/
=> She isn't very susceptible to flattery.
60. Clamber- to climb up somewhere with difficulty, using the hands and the feet
(pentranje, penjanje) /ˈklæm.bɚ/
=>She clambered into bed.
61. Foal- a young horse (ždrijebe) /foʊl/
=> I have a horse and a foal.
62. Inept- not skilled or effective (nesposoban) /ˌɪnˈept/
=>He was always rather inept at sport.
63. Sift- to make a close examination of all the parts of something in order to find
something or to separate what is useful from what is not (pregledati, profiltrirati) /sɪft/
=> After my father's death, I had to sift through all his papers.
64. Morsel- a very small piece (mrvica, djelić) /ˈmɔːr.səl/
=> A morsel of good news came today.
65. Allay- to make somebody feel calm (umiriti) /əˈleɪ/
=>The government is trying to allay public fears/concern about the spread of the
disease.
66. Rickety- in bad condition and therefore weak and likely to break (slabo, klimavo)
/ˈrɪk.ə.t̬ i/
=> Careful! That chair's a bit rickety.
67. Indignation- anger about a situation that you think is wrong or not fair (ogorčenje)
/ˌɪn.dɪɡˈneɪ.ʃən/
=> The victory of their campaign caused indignation worldwide.
68. Tantamount- being almost the same or having the same effect as something
(ekvivalentan) /ˈtæn.t̬ ə.maʊnt/
=> Her refusal to answer was tantamount to an admission of guilt.
69. Intransigent- refusing to change your opinions or behaviour (beskompromisan)
/ɪnˈtrɑːn.sɪ.dʒənt/
=> He was very intransigent about the adoption.
70. Blatant- very obvious and intentional, when this is a bad thing (očit) /ˈbleɪ.tənt/
=> The whole episode was a blatant attempt to gain publicity.
71. Bassinet- a small bed for a very young baby (kolijevka) /bæs.əˈnet/
=> Put the baby in the bassinet.
72. Daunting- making you feel slightly frightened or worried about your ability to
achieve something (zastrašujuć) /ˈdɑːn.t̬ ɪŋ/
=> The strict teacher had a daunting effect on her grades.
73. Perturb- to worry someone (uznemirujuć) /pɚˈtɝːb/
=> News of the arrest perturbed her greatly.
74. Herald- to be a sign that something important, and often good, is starting to happen
(glasnik) /ˈher.əld/
=> The president's speech heralds a new era in foreign policy.
75. Mundane- very ordinary and therefore not interesting (običan) /mʌnˈdeɪn/
=> Mundane matters such as paying bills and shopping for food do not interest her.
76. Buoyant- happy and confident (veseo, živahan) /ˈbɔɪ.ənt/
=> After reading the letter he was in a buoyant mood.
77. Lard- a white substance made from pig fat and used in cooking (mast) /lɑːrd/
=> My mom uses lard instead of oil.
78. Precipitous- If a reduction or increase is precipitous, it is fast or great (vrtoglav)
/priːˈsɪp.ə.t̬ əs/
=> Over the past 18 months, there has been a precipitous fall in car sales.
79. Coddle- to protect someone or something too much (razmaziti) /ˈkɑː.dəl/
=> She coddled her son too much.
80. Astray- away from the correct path or correct way of doing something (lutati) /əˈstreɪ/
=> I was led astray by an out-of-date map.
81. Beguiling- interesting or attractive, but perhaps not to be trusted (primamljiv)
/bɪˈɡaɪ.lɪŋ/
=> That's a beguiling argument, but I'm not convinced by it.
82. Overrule- to decide against a decision that has already been made (nadglasati,
svrgnuti) /ˌoʊ.vɚˈruːl/
=> My mom tends to overrule our gameplay.
83. Disdain- not liking something or someone and feeling they don't deserve your respect
(prezir) /dɪsˈdeɪn/
=> He regards the political process with disdain.
84. Shun- to avoid something (izbjegavati) /ʃʌn/
=> She has shunned publicity since she retired from acting.
85. Spurn- to refuse something or someone (odbiti) /spɝːn/
=> She spurned my offers of help.
86. Sling- to throw or drop something carelessly (baciti, ispustiti) /slɪŋ/
=> Don't just sling your bag on the floor!
87. Pave- to cover ground with a flat surface of hard material (popločiti, asfaltirati) /peɪv/
=> The area near the beach is paved with bricks set in patterns.
88. Purportedly- that has been stated to be true or to have happened, although this may
not be the case (navodno) /pɝːˈpɔːr.t̬ ɪd.li/
=> Their relationship is purportedly over.
89. Adherence- someone behaving exactly according to rules, beliefs, etc. (odanost)
/ədˈhɪr.əns/
=> He was noted for his strict adherence to the rules.
90. Assuage- to make unpleasant feelings less strong (umiriti) /əˈsweɪdʒ/
=>The government has tried to assuage the public's fears.
91. Chattel- a personal possession (imovina) /ˈtʃæt̬ .əl/
=> He treated his wife as little more than a chattel.
92. Rear- to care for young animals or children until they are able to care for themselves
(odgajati) /rɪr/
=> He describes how these birds rear their young.
93. Attuned- able to understand or recognize something (upućen) /əˈtuːnd/
=> A good nurse has to be attuned to the needs of his or her patients.
94. Diverge- to follow a different direction or to become different (razilaziti se) /dɪˈvɝːdʒ/
=> Their paths diverged while they walked home.
95. Debut- presenting to the public for the first time (debi) /ˈdeɪ.bju/
=> I was nervous about my debut.
96. Indulgence- allowing someone or yourself to have something enjoyable (popuštanje)
/ɪnˈdʌl.dʒəns/
=> Chocolate is my only indulgence.
97. Ripe- rude language (neprimjereno) /raɪp/
=> He told a very ripe joke.
98. Rationale- the reasons or intentions that cause a particular set of beliefs or actions
(razlog, obrazloženje) /ˌræʃ.əˈnæl/
=> I don't understand the rationale for these restrictions.
99. Baffle- to cause someone to be completely unable to understand or explain something
(zbuniti) /ˈbæf.əl/
=> She was completely baffled by his strange behaviour.
100. Hardwired- If someone or something is hardwired to do a particular thing,
they automatically do it and cannot change that behaviour (programiran)
/hɑːrdˈwaɪɚd/
=> Humans are hardwired to love fattening foods.