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Beware of nominalizations (AKA zombie nouns) - Helen Sword

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Special thanks to The Free Dictionary for providing us with the information used in this web page

Video Vocabulary

entities

/ˈen(t)ədē/

entities
noun other

thing with distinct and independent existence. Some things that exists by itself, is real.

overload
overload
noun verb

Too much of something. load with too great a burden.

pompous

/ˈpämpəs/

pompous
adjective

Self-important, often shown in over-formal speech.

springs

/spriNG/

springs
noun other verb

season after winter and before summer, in which vegetation begins to appear, in northern hemisphere from March to May. Coils of metal that lessen impact, e.g. on cars. move or jump suddenly or rapidly upwards or forwards.

becomes

/bəˈkəm/

becomes
verb

To begin to be; grow to be; develop into.

abstract
abstract
adjective noun verb

not physical or concrete. summary. To take out or remove a part of.

consume

/kənˈso͞om/

consume
verb

To eat, drink, buy or use up something.

pomposity

/pämˈpäsədē/

pomposity
noun

Self-importance shown in over-formal behavior.

subject
subject
adjective adverb noun verb

likely or prone to be affected by. conditionally upon. The person or thing that does the action of a verb. To cause to suffer or experience something.

formation

/fôrˈmāSH(ə)n/

formation
noun

Process of creating; making a particular shape.

cannibalize

/ˈkanəbəˌlīz/

cannibalize
verb

To use parts of one machine to repair another.

because

/bēˈkəz/

because
conjunction

for reason that.

another

/əˈnəT͟Hər/

another
adjective determiner pronoun

One more, but not this. One more added. One more (thing).

proliferation

/prəˌlifəˈrāSH(ə)n/

proliferation
noun

rapid increase in number or amount of something.

substitute

/ˈsəbstəˌt(y)o͞ot/

substitute
noun verb

A person or thing acting in place of another. To replace one person or thing for another.

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