Chapter 3: Gross National Happiness

Question 1

prosperity

Answer 1

Prosperity is a condition in which a person or community is doing well financially.

Question 2

dictate

Answer 2

If one thing dictates another, the first thing causes or influences the second thing.

Question 3

engagement

Answer 3

If you engage with something or with a group of people, you get involved with that thing or group and feel that you are connected with it or have real contact with it.

Question 4

relevant

Answer 4

Something that is relevant to a situation or person is important or significant in that situation or to that person.

Question 5

pollution

Answer 5

Pollution is poisonous or dirty substances that are polluting the water, air, or land somewhere.

Question 6

clinic

Answer 6

A clinic is a building where people go to receive medical advice or treatment.

Question 7

drugstore

Answer 7

In the United States, a drugstore is a shop where drugs and medicines are sold or given out, and where you can buy cosmetics, some household goods, and also drinks and snacks.

Question 8

outlook

Answer 8

Your outlook is your general attitude towards life.

Question 9

dispute

Answer 9

A dispute is an argument or disagreement between people or groups.

Question 10

divorce

Answer 10

A divorce is the formal ending of a marriage by law.

Question 11

pursue

Answer 11

If you pursue a particular aim or result, you make efforts to achieve it, often over a long period of time.

Question 12

ambition

Answer 12

If you have an ambition to do or achieve something, you want very much to do it or achieve it.

Question 13

foster

Answer 13

To foster something such as an activity or idea means to help it to develop.

Question 14

preserve

Answer 14

If you preserve a situation or condition, you make sure that it remains as it is, and does not change or end.

Question 15

founded (on)

Answer 15

If something is founded on a particular thing, it is based on it.

Question 16

conservation

Answer 16

Conservation is saving and protecting the environment.

Question 17

priority

Answer 17

If something is a priority, it is the most important thing you have to do or deal with, or must be done or dealt with before everything else you have to do.

Question 18

vastly

Answer 18

Vastly means to an extremely great degree or extent.

Question 19

planet

Answer 19

A planet is a large, round object in space that moves around a star. The Earth is a planet.

Question 20

spoil

Answer 20

If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory.

Question 21

rural

Answer 21

Rural places are far away from large towns or cities.

Question 22

vice

Answer 22

A vice is a habit which is regarded as a weakness in someone’s character.

Question 23

tackle

Answer 23

If you tackle a difficult problem or task, you deal with it in a very determined or efficient way.

Question 24

flourish

Answer 24

If something flourishes, it is successful, active, and developing quickly and strongly.