Admiral William McRaven's Lessons Learned From Being Fired COPY

Question 1

“At some point in time”

Answer 1

phrase

At a certain point in the past or future

_{At some point in time we will all have a crisis in our lives.}

_{We should discuss this further at some point in time next year.}

Question 2

Spectacular

Answer 2

adjective

Interesting / exciting because of being very large

_{We saw a really spectacular sunset on our vacation.}

_{He spoke about a spectacular failure he had.}

Question 3

Integral

Answer 3

adjective

Necessary / important

_{This meeting is an integral part of our planning.}

_{She is a really integral part of our team.}

Question 4

Arguably

Answer 4

adverb

Used to state an opinion one believe is true

_{He is arguably the richest man in the country.}

_{I think yesterday was arguably the hottest day this summer.}

Question 5

See eye to eye

Answer 5

idiom

To agree about something fully

_{We don’t always see eye to eye on every issue.}

_{I believe we see eye to eye on this particular issue.}

Question 6

Get fired

Answer 6

phrasal verb

To lose one’s job

_{He got fired from his last job after being accused of harassment.}

_{You should be careful not to get fired from this position.}

Question 7

Run into people

Answer 7

verbal phrase

To meet people

_{I run into many different kinds of people in my job.}

_{She said she ran into a lot of interesting people during her trip.}

Question 8

Overcome

Answer 8

verb

To succeed in dealing with a problem

_{She was able to overcome all those issues.}

_{He managed to overcome his shyness.}

Question 9

Failings

Answer 9

noun

A fault or weakness in someone

_{He has many failings, but I believe we can trust him.}

_{I am trying to overlook her failings.}

Question 10

Bound and determined

Answer 10

adjective phrase

To have a strong feeling that one is going to do something and not let anyone get in the way

_{He is bound and determined to start his own business.}

_{I am bound and determined to succeed.}

Question 11

Feel sorry for oneself

Answer 11

verbal phrase

To feel pity for oneself in a situation one feels is unfair

_{He always feels sorry for himself when he loses.}

_{You shouldn’t feel sorry for yourself.}

Question 12

Cost someone their life

Answer 12

verbal phrase

To make someone lose their life (die)

_{That mistake cost him his life unfortunately.}

_{NASA’s error costs many astronauts their lives.}

Question 13

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