Today, i want to introduce you to some of the Oxford English Dictionary’s 2020 words of the year. For the first time ever, the Oxford Dictionary was unable to choose one single standout word from the previous 12 months. Instead, as a consequence of the unprecedented events of 2020, they have highlighted a number of highly significant developments in our vocabulary! So I’m going to introduce you to some of the words and phrases included in the “Word of the Year” report!

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Vocabulary List

Unprecedented (adj) - never having happened or existed in the past

This century has witnessed environmental destruction on an unprecedented level

Prominent (adj) - very well known and important

He is a prominent politician in his country

Lexicographer (n) - a person whose job is to write dictionaries

My friend wants to be a lexicographer

momentous (adj) - very important because of effects on future events

Whether or not to move overseas was a momentous decision for the family

To encompass (v) - to include different types of things

The festival is to encompass everything from music, theatre, and ballet to literature, cinema, and the visual arts

Linguistic (adj) - connected with language or the study of language

She is researching the linguistic development of young children

Epidemiologist (n) - someone who studies diseases and how they are found, spread, and controlled in groups of people

They are epidemiologists studying the causes of diseases

To impeach (v) - to make a formal statement saying that a public official is guilty of a serious offence in connection with their job, especially in the US

The governor was impeached for wrongful use of state money

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