All Flashcards
1
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bustling
A
full of activity
2
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to brim
A
be full to the point of overflowing
«my eyes brimmed with tears»
«large tears brimmed in her eyes»
«he is brimming with ideas»
3
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to harness
A
control or make use of, especially to produce energy
«attempts to harness solar energy»
4
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hotbed
A
an environment promoting the growth of something, especially something unwelcome
«the country was a hotbed of revolt and dissension»
5
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to foster
A
- encourage the development of (something, especially something desirable)
«the teacher’s task is to foster learning» - bring up, raise (a child that is not one’s own by birth)
«a person who would foster Holly was found»
6
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zeitgeist
A
the defining spirit or mood of a particular period of history as shown by the ideas and beliefs of the time
«the story captured the zeitgeist of the late 1960’s»