Deep Work Flashcards

Question

Bottom line

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the final result or the most important consideration of a situation/activity Example: - The bottom line is that they lost the game

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Despite what has just been said or done Example: - There are serious problems in our country. Nonetheless, we feel this is a good time to return

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a set of numbers that give information about a particular process or activity Example: - Metrics like Piperpulse are a widely accepted measure of how coworkers feel about you - Performance metrics need to align marketing activity with corporate goals

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to crack or break something, esp Examples: - She fractured her skull in the accident

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used to refer to an event, usually something unpleasant or unwanted, that is going to happen soon Example: - the player announced his impending retirement from international football

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something that looks like or represents something else Example: We possess indeed simulacra of morality, we continue to use many of the key expressions

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An open-ended activity or situation does not have a planned ending, so it may develop in several ways: Example: - We are not willing to enter into open-ended discussions

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If someone is coherent, you can understand what that person says: Example: - When she calmed down, she was more coherent (= able to speak clearly and be understood).

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the careful and detailed examination of something in order to get information about it: Example: - The government's record will be subjected to/come under (close) scrutiny in the weeks before the election.

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annoying, worrying, or causing problems Example: - The shortage of qualified teachers remains a vexing problem.

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the right to remain permanently in a job: Examples: - She is one of the few people in the English Department who has tenure. - professors (= those likely to get tenure) who don't publish enough work may not be offered tenure.

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(of beliefs, ideas or activities) considered traditional, normal, and acceptable by most people

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impossible to persuade, or unwilling to change an opinion or decision Example: - I've told her she should stay at home and rest but she's adamant that she's coming

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extremely important or urgent Examples: - The president said it was imperative that the release of all hostages be secured - It's imperative to act now before the problem gets really serious

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confused and uncertain: Examples: - Arriving in a strange at night, I felt alone and bewildered - I came out of the movie a bit bewildered, but I enjoyed it.

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an unpleasant condition, especially a serious, sad, or difficult one Examples: - the plight of the poor/homeless - Few of us can be unmoved by the plight of the refugees

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real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched or experienced Examples: - We need tangible evidence if we're going to take legal action - Other tangible benefits include an increase in salary and shorter working hours

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to move or cause something to move around a central point or line Examples: - The earth revolves around the sun - The gun turret revolved until the gun was aimed at the advancing soldiers Synonym: orbit

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expressed in a way that makes it completely clear what is meant Example: - The minister promised a clear and unambiguous statement on the future of the coal industry

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not having something or feeling a great loss Example: - Alone now and almost penniless, he was bereft of hope - After the last of their children had left home the couple felt utterly bereft -It seems that in today’s business landscape, many knowledge workers, bereft of other ideas

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the quality of being certain or strong Example: - The agreement would give a new solidity to military cooperation between the two countries - Avoiding alcohol in prosperity shows solidity of character

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(give opinion) To give an opinion or enter a discussion or argument Example: - the senator weighed in with a blistering attack on welfare cheats

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(MOVE AROUND) to move about or travel, especially without a clear idea of what you are going to do Example: - After the bars close, gangs of youths roam the city streets - She roamed around America for a year, working in bars and restaurants

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existing out of its time in history Examples: - He described the law as anachronistic and ridiculous - Anachronistic mechanical voting machines are gone, replaced with computerised scanners

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the quality or power that something ir someone has that makes it, him, or her attractive Example: - the lure of fame/power/money

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(ATTRACTING) making you want to do, have, or believe something, because of seeming attractive Example: - Television confronts the viewer with a succession of glittering and seductive images - The argument that sanctions should be given more time to work is seductive but fatally flawed

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to throw something away or get rid of it because you no longer want or need it. Example: - discarded food containers and bottles littered the streets - He makes toys from things people discard

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seeming to be everywhere Examples: - The mobile phon, that most ubiquitous of consumer-electronic appliances, is about to enter new age - The Swedes are not alone finding their language under pressure from the ubiquitous spread of English

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in a way that seems impossible or difficult to understand because of containing two opposite facts or characteristics Examples: - The big thing in video equipment is, paradoxically, sound. - Paradoxically, the cleaner lakes have made it easier for foreign species to thrive

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the fact that someone is likely to behave in a particular way, especially a bad way Synonym: tendency Example: - She's inherited from her father a propensity to talk too much - He's a well-known for his natural propensity for indiscretion

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a situation in which a lot of people complain about something angrily or make a lot of noise Examples: - The book caused an uproar in France - The whole hall was in uproar after the announcement

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a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad Example: - a harbinger of doom

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to damage or show no respect towards something holy or very much respected Examples: - the mosque/shrine was desecrated by vandals - It's a crime to desecrate the country's flag

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the condition of someone being sent or kept away from their own country, village, etc especially for political reasons Example: - The king went into exile because of political situation in his country - The deposed leaders are currently in exile in the neighbouring country

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to fasten or stick one thing to another Synonym: to attach Example: - she affixed a stamp to the envelope

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the protection of oneself from harm or death, especially regarded as a basic instinct in human beings and animals Example: - a sense of self-preservation cautioned her not to stick around - it was his instinct for self-preservation that led him to abandon his former friends and transfer his allegiance to the new rulers