Script for this episode's vocabulary:

* all the definitions and examples are taken from dictionary.cambridge.org

1) Influx - the ⁠fact⁠ of a ⁠large⁠ ⁠number⁠ of ⁠people⁠ or things ⁠arriving⁠ at the same ⁠time⁠

Example: Turkey⁠ is ⁠expecting⁠ an influx of several thousand ⁠refugees⁠ over the next few ⁠days⁠

2) Retention - the ⁠ability⁠ to ⁠keep⁠ or ⁠continue⁠ having something Example: 2.1 The ⁠ability⁠ of a ⁠company⁠ to ⁠keep⁠ ⁠its⁠ ⁠employees⁠ and ⁠stop⁠ them from going to ⁠work⁠ ⁠somewhere⁠ ⁠else⁠

2.2 The retention of ⁠old⁠ ⁠technology⁠ has ⁠slowed⁠ the company's ⁠growth⁠

3) Jeopardy ~ hazard, risk

Example: 3.1 The ⁠lives⁠ of thousands of ⁠birds⁠ are in jeopardy as a ⁠result⁠ of the ⁠oil⁠ ⁠spill⁠

3.2 The 1.2 ⁠billion⁠ ⁠euro⁠ ⁠investment⁠ ⁠programme⁠ was being put in jeopardy by the ⁠strikes⁠

4) Tangible - real⁠ and not ⁠imaginary⁠; ⁠able⁠ to be ⁠shown⁠, ⁠touched⁠, or ⁠experienced⁠ Example: 4.1 We need tangible ⁠evidence⁠ if we're going to take ⁠legal⁠ ⁠action⁠

4.2 Other tangible ⁠benefits⁠ ⁠include⁠ an ⁠increase⁠ in ⁠salary⁠ and ⁠shorter⁠ ⁠working⁠ ⁠hours⁠

5) Designate - to ⁠choose⁠ someone ⁠officially⁠ to do a ⁠particular⁠ ⁠job⁠

Example: Thompson has been designated (as/to be) ⁠team⁠ ⁠captain⁠

Designate - to say ⁠officially⁠ that a ⁠place⁠ or thing has a ⁠particular⁠ ⁠character⁠ or ⁠purpose⁠ Example: This ⁠area⁠ of the ⁠park⁠ has been ⁠specially⁠ designated for ⁠children⁠

6) Dissipate - to ⁠gradually⁠ ⁠disappear⁠ or ⁠waste⁠

Example: 6.1 The ⁠heat⁠ ⁠gradually⁠ dissipates into the ⁠atmosphere⁠

6.2 His ⁠anger⁠ dissipated as the ⁠situation⁠ ⁠became⁠ ⁠clear⁠

7) Ambience - the ⁠character⁠ of a ⁠place⁠ or the ⁠quality⁠ it ⁠seems⁠ to have

Example: Despite being a ⁠busy⁠ ⁠city⁠, Dublin has the ambience of a ⁠country⁠ ⁠town⁠

8) Wit - the ⁠ability⁠ to use words in a ⁠clever⁠ and ⁠humorous⁠ way

Example: a woman of ⁠great⁠ ⁠intelligence⁠ and wit

9) Auxiliary - giving ⁠help⁠ or ⁠support⁠, ⁠especially⁠ to a more ⁠important⁠ ⁠person⁠ or thing

Example: 9.1 Auxiliary ⁠staff⁠/⁠nurses⁠

Auxiliary - A ⁠verb⁠ that gives ⁠grammatical⁠ ⁠information⁠ not given by the ⁠main⁠ ⁠verb⁠ of a ⁠sentence 9.2 In the ⁠sentence⁠ "she has ⁠finished⁠ her ⁠book⁠," "has" is an auxiliary

10) Extrinsic - coming from ⁠outside⁠, or not ⁠related⁠ to something

Example: Extrinsic ⁠forces⁠ were ⁠responsible⁠ for the ⁠breakdown⁠ of the ⁠peace⁠ ⁠talks⁠

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