Feb 14 Flashcards
Conduit
Канал
The office acts as a conduit for ideas to flow throughout the organization
Contentious
ADJ
Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial
E: a contentious issue
Comtemplate
verb
: to view or consider with continued attention
E: “he sat on the carpet contemplating his image in the mirrors”
Unwitting
not aware of the full facts
unwitting participants in the study were
Devised
plan or invent (a complex procedure, system, or mechanism) by careful thought
E: The question, which was also devised by Shane Frederick, is again a challenge to System 2. The “trick”
Aptitude
A natural ability to do something
E: If people were ranked by their self-control and by their cognitive aptitude,
Sustenance
food and drink regarded as a source of strength; nourishment.
E: poor rural economies turned to potatoes for sustenance
Put up with
tolerate or endure something.
E: “I’m too tired to put up with any nonsense”
Judicious
having, exercising, or characterized by sound judgment
E: judicious investments
E: a judicious decision
Peacock
Павлин
Contempt
the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn.
E: “he showed his contempt for his job by doing it very badly”
Susceptible
likely or liable to be influenced or harmed by a particular thing.
E: “patients with liver disease may be susceptible to infection”
Confine
to limit an activity, person, or problem in some way:
E: Let’s confine our discussion to the matter in question, please!
to keep someone closed in a place, often by force (usually passive)
E: The hostages had been confined for so long that they couldn’t cope with the outside world.
Coherent
ADJ
(of an argument, theory, or policy) logical and consistent.
E: “they failed to develop a coherent economic strategy”
Strident
Loud and harsh,