54 Flashcards

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Schadenfreude

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Pleasure derived by someone from another person’s misfortune

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Venture

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A risky or daring journey or undertaking

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Delusion

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A delusion is a false fixed belief that is not amenable to change in light of conflicting evidence

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Cognitive

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Of relating to, being or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as thinking , reasoning or remembering )

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Apparent

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Evident , visible , clear

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disconcerting

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troubling

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persuasive

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valid/strong/powerful

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Anchor

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moor (a ship) to the sea bottom with an anchor.
“the ship was anchored in the lee of the island”

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tailwind

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a wind blowing in the direction of travel of a vehicle or aircraft; a wind blowing from behind.

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Incinerators

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an apparatus for burning waste material, especially industrial waste, at high temperatures until it is reduced to ash.

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