Is Financial Anxiety Holding You Back?

Question 1

Avoid

Answer 1

verb
To not allow yourself to do something
* I’m trying to avoid eating so much sugar…
* We had to try and avoid spending so much money on trips.

Question 2

Bank account balance

Answer 2

noun
The amount of money one has in a specific bank account
* My bank account balance is very low this month…
* She has been avoiding checking her bank account balance.

Question 3

Survey

Answer 3

noun
An examination of opinions made by asking people questions
* We’ve conducted this survey to discover the happiness of workers.
* I had to fill out several surveys recently.

Question 4

Beat out

Answer 4

phrasal verb
To win
* We were able to beat out our competition during the first quarter of this year.
* Sales of our new product beat out any of our other past products.

Question 5

Anxiety

Answer 5

noun
An uncomfortable feeling of nervousness or worry
* I’ve been having a lot of anxiety over this issue.
* Anxiety is a leading cause of mental and physical illness.

Question 6

Unease

Answer 6

noun
A feeling of worry about something
* There is an increasing unease about the spread of the virus.
* His comments caused widespread unease among the staff.

Question 7

A lack of …

Answer 7

phrase
Not enough of something
* We will soon face a lack of IT engineers.
* There is a lack of optimism in my team…

Question 8

Funds

Answer 8

noun
Money available to spend on something
* I’m not sure if we have the needed funds for that purchase
* They trying to raise funds for the project.

Question 9

Avoidance

Answer 9

noun
Keeping away from something
* We have seen a general avoidance of responsibility.
* His avoidance of the problem will not solve it.

Question 10

Cause … to worsen

Answer 10

verbal phrase
To make something get worse
* The economy has worsened our situation.
* This initiative might worsen our retention rates.

Question 11

In turn

Answer 11

phrasal verb
Used to show that an action or event causes another
* His finances got even worse, and in turn he had to sell his house.
* We sold that business, which in turn raised our stock price.

Question 12

Break the cycle

Answer 12

verbal phrase
Ending a pattern of harmful behavior or thoughts
* I’m trying to break the cycle of continuously drinking too much.
* Breaking the cycle of negative thoughts is pretty tough.

Question 13

Overcome

Answer 13

verb
To succeed in dealing with something
* We were able to overcome all of our problems.
* It’s not easy to overcome all of these issues at once.

Question 14

Debt

Answer 14

noun
Money that is owed to someone else
* We have so much debt at the moment that it’s hard to take out more loans.
* He is pretty worried about all his unpaid debt.

Question 15

Secure (financially)

Answer 15

adjective
Being free of debt and able to easily pay for monthly expenses
* It’s great to finally be a bit more secure every month.
* Being financially secure is important for mental wellbeing.

Question 16

Lessen

Answer 16

verb
To make something smaller in amount or degree
* Going on a diet will lesson the risk of heart disease.
* That news has really lessened my stress.

Question 17

Exposure

Answer 17

noun
To expose oneself to something particular
* I’m trying to limit my exposure to social media.
* Exposure to too much sun can be harmful.

Question 18

Ease

Answer 18

verb
To make something less serious / painful, etc.
* Taking this medication will hopefully ease your pain.
* The government is trying to ease the problem of overtourism.

Question 19

Acknowledge

Answer 19

verb
To accept the existence or truth of something
* We need to acknowledge that it was indeed our responsibility.
* He does not want to acknowledge that it was his fault.

Question 20

Counteract

Answer 20

verb
To remove the effect of something bad by producing an opposite effect
* Practicing some yoga will counteract some of your stress.
* We are not sure how to counteract this downward trend.