Homo Sapiens Flashcards
Vehemently
in a strong and emotional way
Ubiquitous
seeming to be everywhere
Sporadic
Happening sometimes, not regular.
Black swan event is a sporadic one.
Recuperate
Recover
Inquisitive
wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people:
perdition
a state of punishment that goes on for ever, believed in some religions to be suffered by evil people after death
perforce
because it is necessary
ditch
a long, narrow open hole that is dug into the ground, usually at the side of a road or field, used especially for supplying or removing water or for dividing land
Vicious
Vicious people or actions show an intention or wish to hurt someone or something very badly:
a vicious dog
George Floyd has undergone a vicious attack by a police officer
Dull
Not interesting
Clemency
kindness when giving a punishment:
Inexorable
continuing without any possibility of being stopped:
Inexorable progress of science
Myopic
not able to see clearly things that are far away
unable to understand a situation or the way actions will affect it in the future:
Their myopic refusal to act now will undoubtedly cause problems in the future.
Coalesce
If two or more things coalesce, they come or grow together to form one thing or system.
The theory is that galaxies coalesced from smaller groupings of stars. I
To disavow
to say that you know nothing about something, or that you have no responsibility for or connection with something:
He disavowed his earlier confession to the police.