The Word

This category contains 4 posts

Transition

Tran-si-tion [tran-zish-uhn] noun 1. movement, passage, or change from one position, state, stage, subject, concept, etc., to another; change: the transition from adolescence to adulthood. Spanish summer is upon us and it’s energy certainly felt all across Madrid, Majadahonda, and here in Instituto Carlos Bousono. Students and teachers alike are feeling the heat of finals. … Continue reading

The Word

Empathy: 1: : the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner; also : the capacity for this

The Word

blos·som 1.the flower of a plant, especially of one producing an edible fruit. 2.the state of flowering: The apple tree is in blossom. verb (used without object) 3.Botany . to produce or yield blossoms. 4.to flourish; develop (often followed by into or out ): a writer of commercial jingles who blossomed out into an important … Continue reading

The Word

am·pli·fy 1. to make larger, greater, or stronger; enlarge; extend. 2. to expand in stating or describing, as by details or illustrations; clarify by expanding. 3. Electricity. to increase the amplitude of; cause amplification in. 4. Archaic. to exaggerate. verb (used without object) 5. to discourse at length; expatiate or expand one’s remarks, speech, etc. … Continue reading

Categories

Join 17 other subscribers