part 1 Flashcards
(21 cards)
Detrimental
harmful, damaging
initial
at first, at beginning, at start
Prominent
- important, famouse, well known,
- Standing out, “sticking out, easy to see or notice
3but a physical feature can also be prominent because it stands out (is noticeable or easy to see)
Imminent
coming, likely to happen soon, about to Happen
Scrutiny
carefull and detail search and examination of something in order to understand it
Looking Thor-Inge trash
Affluent
Rich, while “affluent” often brings the element of lifestyle and spending habits into consideration.
spending habit and livstyle. how much you spend money
Ubiquitous
seeming to be everywhere
exponential functions are ubiquitous in nature
Enhance
to make better or improve
to improve, increase the quality, amount, or value of something:
Exploit
- to use or manipulate someone or something to one’s advantage or benefits unfairly
- to use something well for your own benefits
- As a noun, an exploit is usually a notable or heroic accomplishment.
- “Neil Armstrong’s exploit of being the first man to walk on the moon is celebrated around the world.”
Persuade
Dissuade
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We normally persuade somebody to do something and we normally convince somebody that something is true. To persuade you normally use arguments
Persuade - To change their opinion.
Advocate
support
disparage
disparage means criticizing someone, in a way that shows you do not respect or value them, belittle them , diminhish importence or value of something
Commemorate
to show that you remember an important person or event by having a special ceremony, or by creating a special object, بزرگداشت, گرامیداشت
tangible
real and not imaginary; able to be shown, touched, or experienced: important and noticeable, something that is tangible is something that you can touch example: His hostility was almost tangible.
overblown
made to seem more important or bigger than what is really true. exaggered, to big, more than reality
- overblown estimate, opinion
duplicity
dishonest talk or behavior, especially by saying different things to two people.
Obfuscation
to deliberately make something confusing or difficult to understand
underpin
to give support, strength, or a basic structure to something
Histrionic
behavior in which someone shows very strong feelings in a way that is embarrassing and not reasonable.
With huge amounts of emotion and show, yeah. OK, so histrionics, emotional outburst, but very strong (once?), threatrical emotional outburst
Dissemination
to spread or give out news, information, ideas, etc., to a lot of people: انتشار
Undermine
Gradually weaken or destroy something or someone. Dig a hole under in order to it to collapse. To describe sabotage or act of weakening someone’s effort