54 Flashcards
Schadenfreude
Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune
Venture
A risky or daring journey or undertaking
Delusion
A delusion is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence
Cognitive
Of relating to, being or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking , reasoning or remembering )
Apparent
Evident , visible , clear
disconcerting
troubling
persuasive
valid/strong/powerful
Anchor
moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.
“the ship was anchored in the lee of the island”
tailwind
a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.
Incinerators
an apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.