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. analogous | u-NA-lu-gus |
| 2. proportion | pru-PŌR-shun |
| 3. intrusive | in-TROO-siv |
| 4. formidable | FORM-i-du-bul |
| 5. negligible | NEG-li-ju-bul |
| 6. discerning | di-SERN-ing |
| 7. peculiar | pe-KYOOL-yur |
| 8. circulate | SIR-kyoo-late |
| 9. impulsive | im-PUL-siv |
| 10. subsequently | SUB-se-kwent-lee |
| 11. legitimate | le-Ji-di-mit |
| 12. radiant | RA-dee-yent |
| 13. gratifying | GRA-di-fy-ing |
| 14. spontaneous | spon-TĀ-nee-yus |
| 15. tangible | TAN-ji-bul |
| 16. apt | APT |
| 17. convert | cun-VERT |
| 18. debilitating | dee-BiL-i-ta-ding |
| 19. toxic | TOK-sik |
| 20. tranquility | tran-KWi-li-dee |
🤝 Cross-Team Conversation: UX & Dev Check-in
Participants:
- UX Designers: Alex (Lead UX), Beth (UX Specialist)
- Software Developers: Carlos (Lead Dev), David (Front-end Dev)
Topic: Redesigning the Dashboard Notification System
Alex (UX Lead): Good morning, everyone. Our goal today is to align on the notification system redesign. We need to make sure the visual design is proportionate to the content and not overly intrusive.
Carlos (Lead Dev): Morning. From a development standpoint, we’re concerned about performance. The previous system, which was somewhat analogous to this new proposal, became quite a debilitating factor for load times. We need the new implementation to have a negligible impact.
Beth (UX Specialist): Absolutely. That’s why we’ve focused on subtle animations. We want the user experience to feel gratifying, not frustrating. We’ve also added controls because a truly discerning user should be able to customize their alerts.
David (Front-end Dev): That sounds good. We need to figure out how these new settings will circulate through the user profile database. Also, the current alert design is a bit peculiar—it glows quite intensely. Will that be changed? We don’t want anything that feels toxic to the user experience in terms of excessive visual stress.
Alex (UX Lead): Great point. We initially went for a very radiant look, hoping to catch the user’s eye, but you’re aptly pointing out it might be too much. We can easily convert the main color palette to something softer to promote a sense of tranquility.
Carlos (Lead Dev): Good. We also need to decide how we’ll handle users who are highly impulsive with their clicks—the ones who might accidentally dismiss important warnings. Will the new system allow them to reverse an action spontaneously?
Beth (UX Specialist): Yes, there’s a small undo button designed for just that. We need to make the feedback loop for successful actions feel tangible. On a different note, we found the current backend code documentation for notifications to be quite a formidable challenge to navigate.
David (Front-end Dev): My apologies. We’re working on updating that. It was written quickly. Subsequently, we’ve started using a new automated documentation tool. This update will help you understand the architecture so you can see we can legitimately implement these new features within the current sprint structure.
Alex (UX Lead): Fantastic. So, it sounds like we have a consensus on scaling back the radiant color and the development team can legitimately implement the changes because the documentation challenge is being addressed.
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