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Probation
  • Word: Probation
  • Meaning: (n.) subjection of an individual to a period of testing and trial to determine fitness.
  • Etymology: from Latin probatio “trial, examination, approval” --> from Latin probare “to test, prove, examine, approve”
Onboard (new employee)
  • Word: Onboard (new employee)
  • Meaning: (adv. / adj.) included in a company or team; in agreement with policies/goals; to bring someone into a group or project.
  • Etymology: from “on” + “board” (i.e. on the ship or the group)
Merchandise
  • Word: Merchandise
  • Meaning: (n.) goods or commodities bought and sold.
  • Etymology: from Old French mercandise "goods; trade, business" --> from Latin mercari “to trade, to deal in”
Socio‑Economic
  • Word: Socio‑Economic
  • Meaning: (adj.) having to do with or combining both social and economic factors.
  • Etymology: from Latin socius “companion, partner” --> from Greek oikonomikos “household management”
Galvanise
  • Word: Galvanise
  • Meaning: (v.) to shock or excite (someone) into taking action; to stimulate.
  • Etymology: from the name of Italian scientist Luigi Galvani (his experiments in bioelectromagnetism), used figuratively to mean “to stimulate or energize ... Bioelectomagnetism: the study of the interaction between electromagnetic fields and biological entities.
Vocation
  • Word: Vocation
  • Meaning: (n.) a strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation; one’s work or calling.
  • Etymology: from Latin vocatio “a calling, summons” --> from Latin vocare “to call”
Empathy
  • Word: Empathy
  • Meaning: (n.) the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another.
  • Etymology: from Greek empatheia "passion, state of emotion," --> from Greek en- "in" + from Greek pathos "feeling" ... Introduced in 1908, modelled on the German Einfühlung (from ein "in" + Fühlung "feeling").
Competent
  • Word: Competent
  • Meaning: (adj.) having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something satisfactorily.
  • Etymology: from Latin competere “to come together, to meet, to be suitable”
Catapult
  • Word: Catapult
  • Meaning: a device for hurling or launching an object; a mechanism for propelling.
  • Etymology: from Latin catapulta “war machine for throwing,” --> from Greek kata- “down or against” + from Greek pallein “to toss, hurl”
Academic
  • Word: Academic
  • Meaning: (adj.) of or relating to studies that rely on reading and involve abstract thought rather than being primarily practical or technical.
  • Etymology: from Greek Academia “name of the place where Plato taught.” Plato was an ancient Greek philosopher who is considered a foundational thinker in Western philosophy.

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