VOA special English 11

Working to Protect West African Languages and Culture

Vocabulary	Pronunciation	Meaning
estimate (noun)	/ˈɛstɪmeɪt/	การประมาณ an approximate calculation or judgement of the value, number, quantity, or extent of something Ex. At a rough estimate, staff is recycling a quarter of paper used.
heritage (noun)	/ˈhɛrɪtɪdʒ/	มรดก property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance Ex. They had stolen his grandfather’s heritage.
ritual (noun)	/ˈrɪtʃʊəl/	พิธีทางศาสนา a religious or solemn ceremony consisting of a series of actions performed according to a prescribed order Ex. The role of ritual in religion.
ethnic (adjective)	/ˈɛθnɪk/	ชาติพันธุ์ relating to a population subgroup with a common national or cultural tradition Ex. Ethnic and cultural rights and traditions.
initiation (noun)	/ɪˌnɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/	การเริ่มต้น the action of admitting someone into a secret or obscure society or group, typically with a ritual Ex. An initiation ceremony.
extinct (adjective)	/ɪkˈstɪŋkt, ɛk-/	สูญพันธุ์ (of a species, family, or other larger group) having no living members Ex. Trilobites and dinosaurs are extinct.
globalization (noun)	/ɡləʊb(ə)lʌɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n/	โลกาภิวัตน์ the process by which businesses or other organizations develop international influence or start operating on an international scale Ex. Fears about the increasing globalization of the world economy.