Review the word list to see which words you know and actively utilize and which you do not. Then use the conversation below to improve your intonation and examine appropriate usage of these words.
| Word | Pronunciation |
| 1. ambiguous | am-BIG-you-us |
| 2. arbitrary | AR-bi-trār-ee |
| 3. astute | u-STOOT |
| 4. elicit | ee-LI-sit |
| 5. relinquish | re-LIN-kwish |
| 6. resilient | re-ZIL-yunt |
| 7. baffle | BA-ful |
| 8. blur | BLUR |
| 9. enhance | en-HANS |
| 10. intriguing | in-TREE-ging* |
| 11. heighten | HI-ten or HI ‘N |
| 12. shed | SHED |
| 13. conventional | kun-VEN-shun-ul |
| 14. immense | i-MENS |
| 15. rigid | RI-jid |
| 16. comparatively | kum-PĀR-u-tiv-lee |
| 17. sufficient | su-FISH-ent |
| 18. exceedingly | ek-SEE-ding-lee |
| 19. exclusive | eks-KLOO-siv |
| 20. evaporate | ee-VA-pur-ate |
Debugging the Feature Branch
Characters:
- Alex: Senior Developer
- Ben: Mid-Level Developer
Alex: Hey Ben, did you manage to review the configuration file changes for the new user authentication module?
Ben: I did. And honestly, it baffles me a bit. The naming convention for the environment variables seems completely arbitrary. Take AUTH_TIMEOUT_X5; the X5 part is ambiguous—what does it denote?
Alex: I see your point. We need to elicit clearer standards from the architect on that front. I think his documentation was intentionally sparse to let us decide, which, frankly, made things exceedingly difficult.
Ben: Agreed. On a related note, the current database connection pool size is set at ten. Considering our expected load, isn’t that comparatively low? I feel like we should increase it to at least fifty to be sufficient.
Alex: That’s an astute observation. I ran some load tests this morning, and the ten limit caused connection drops during peak simulation. We need to enhance that value immediately. The potential for loss is immense if we deploy with such a bottleneck.
Ben: I’ve proposed a change in my pull request, but I’m hesitant to relinquish the current error handling logic entirely. Even though it’s old, it’s proven to be quite resilient against unexpected network blips.
Alex: That’s an intriguing idea. Maybe we don’t need to replace it, just wrap the new code in it. That should heighten the overall stability without a major refactor.
Ben: Exactly! So, if I update the connection pool size and keep the old error handling, do you think those changes will be sufficient for this sprint’s deployment?
Alex: I do. Get those changes pushed. We need to finalize this module before the end of the day. Thanks for the quick review and the astute analysis, Ben.
Ben: No problem, Alex. I’ll ping you when the PR is ready for final approval.
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