Action Flashcards
overwhelm
overpowered, swamped
Pessimism can mobilise us to act with alacrity
pessimism makes us do things promptly/ quickly/ eargerly
push
compel/ drive/ spur/ move us to act
averting
(v. ) turn away
eg: averting one’s eyes or pressing one’s lips together
bolstering
strengthening
eg: The fall in interest rate is starting to bolster confidence.
unleashed
released, let go
reconstitute
(v. ) reconstruct
eg: His skeleton was reconstituted in Harvard Medical School.
arouse
(v. ) trigger, provoke, induce
eg: Something about the man aroused the guard’s suspicion.
obsessed
engrossed, preoccupied
laden
(adj.) hampered, loaded
Eg: ESC research is laden with ethical concerns
at loggerheads
(n.) to strongly disagree with someone, quarrelling
Eg: While countries are sometimes at loggerheads with one another
languish
(v.) to be forced to stay somewhere where you are unhappy; become weaker
Eg: without assistance, more people in these countries will languish
juxtapose
(v.) contrast, compare
Eg: This is ironic when juxtaposed with the 1.3 billion tonnes of food that gets lost
inane
(adj.) ridiculous, absurd
Eg: It’s rather inane when you think about it
mollycoddle
(v.) to treat with too much kindness and protection, pamper, overprotect
Eg: the caregivers cannot mollycoddle patients the way a human can
maim
(v.) disable, disfigure, mutilate
Eg: the advocators are raising concerns about how changes might maim animals
mollify
(v.) pacific, soothe, placate, appease, calm
Eg: It is difficult to mollify those with ethical concerns
melodramatic
(adj.) exaggerated, over dramatic
Eg: Strong opponents can become very melodramatic when talking about the issue.
profess
(v.) claim, declare, announce
Eg: he profess a negative view of the future
rivet
(v.) join or fasten, fix
Eg: The Mass Media perpetuates the apocalypse because it delays as a highly visual image that captures and rivers the attention of the audience
onerous
(adj.) difficult, burdensome
Eg: Singapore has the onerous task of pressuring on the with trade and investment cooperation
palliative
(n.) action taken to make a bad situation seem better but which does not solve the problem
Eg: Palliative care seeks to improve the quality of life of patients
declamatory
(adj.) speech or writing that expresses your feelings and opinions very strongly
Eg: Much declamatory writing mostly by woman
elephantine
(adj. ) slow, heavy and awkward
eg: Due to her advanced state of pregnancy, she walked with slow, elephantine steps.
encumber
(v. ) burden, impede
eg: With so many apps that entertain us and help us in diverse ways, ppl no longer feel encumbered by the inability to locate a street.
enervated
(adj. ) having lost energy and feeling weak, lethargic
eg: Playing computer games into the night can leave you enervated in school.
enthralled
(v. ) captivate, enchant
eg: Singaporeans appear to be enthralled by obnoxious behaviour shared on social media sites.
penchant
(n. ) proclivity
eg: various parties in the Syrian war had a penchant for using chemical weapons.
foolhardy
(adj. ) taking stupid and unnecessary risks; reckless; unwise
eg: Climbing over the fence is foolhardy.
squander
(v.) waste
Eg: admonishing is about squandering away time on our vices
conspiracy
collide
Eg: service companies collude to persuade us
renege
(v.) to deny
Eg: a sound country will not renegade too far on its national identity
stupendous
(adj.) large and impressive, astounding
Eg: Facebook plays a stupendous role in the news industry
-2017: 2 billion using the network
sordid
(adj.) disgusting, immoral or dishonest behaviour
Eg: sordid acts
satiate
(v.) satisfy, gratify
Eg: social media keeps people satiated
sharing
exchanging
manage peer-to-peer impressions
controlling/shaping/cultivating others’ opinions/perceptions/views of others
subservient
(adj. ) submissive, obedient, compliant
eg: if the press is subservient