granularity
gran·u·lar·i·ty /ˌɡrænjəˈlærəti, ˌɡrænjʊˈlærəti/ noun [uncountable] formal
the amount of detail that is included in something such as a system:
- The database should have an appropriate level of granularity.
folklore
folk·lore /ˈfəʊklɔː $ ˈfoʊklɔːr/ noun [uncountable]
the traditional stories, customs etc of a particular area or country
envisage
en·vis·age /ɪnˈvɪzɪdʒ/ verb [transitive]
to think that something is likely to happen in the future:
prestigious
pres·ti·gious /preˈstɪdʒəs $ -ˈstɪː-, -ˈsti-/adjective
admired as one of the best and most important:
- a prestigious literary award
- a highly prestigious university
anticipate
an·tic·i·pate S3 AC /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt, ænˈtɪsɪpeɪt/ verb [transitive]
- to expect that something will happen and be ready for it:
- Sales are better than anticipated.
- anticipate changes/developments
- The schedule isn’t final, but we don’t anticipate many changes.
- anticipate problems/difficulties
- We don’t anticipate any problems.
- A good speaker is able to anticipate an audience’s needs and concerns.
- anticipate (that)
- This year, we anticipate that our expenses will be 15% greater.
- It is anticipated that the research will have many different practical applications.
- anticipate doing something
- I didn’t anticipate having to do the cooking myself!
- to think about something that is going to happen, especially something
pleasant SYN look forward to:
- Daniel was eagerly anticipating her arrival.
- to do something before someone else:
- Copernicus anticipated in part the discoveries of the 17th and 18th
centuries.
– anticipatory /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪtəri, ænˌtɪsɪˈpeɪtəri $ ænˈtɪsəpətɔːri/ adjective
formal:
- the anticipatory atmosphere of a big college football game