Life Flashcards
monotonous
(adj.) not changing, therefore boring and interesting, repetitive, dull
Eg: Life can be monotonous for paraplegics confined to a wheelchair
noncommittal
(adj.) evasive vague
Eg: Chinese GOV appears noncommittal with regard to gene editing.
mettle
(n.) determination, spirit
Eg: Machines do not have the have the same mettle as the human mind in areas like artistic
antithesis
(n. ) converse, opposite, inverse
eg: The shallow state is in many respects the antithesis of the deep state
envision
(v.) imagine, visualise
Eg: Envision the future as a place of social integration
oblivious
(adj.) ignorant
Eg: We cannot be oblivious alto the fact that social media is changing the face of politics
…willing to subscribe to
… willing to subscribe to
frazzled
(adj.) exhausted, fatigued, weary
Eg: With hectic pace of life and busy schedules, ppl are often frazzled
gaiety
(n.) cheerfulness; joviality
Eg: while the lives of young children should be filled with gaiety and learning
the accelerated pace of life provides the requisite competitive environment for sustainable economic growth, which is the main engine for perpetuating economic attractiveness for foreign investment
the accelerated pace of life provides the requisite competitive environment for sustainable economic growth, which is the main engine for perpetuating economic attractiveness for foreign investment
recreation
(n.) entertainment
quibble
(n. ) slight criticism or objection
eg: The only quibble about the book is the price
(v. ) argue about trivial matter
eg: they are always quibbling about the amount they need to pay
dirge
(n. ) 哀掉歌
eg: It was to be a funeral dirge, a farewell song to a dead friendship
eulogy
(n. ) a speech or piece of writing that praises someone or sth highly, esp a tribute to someone who has just died
eg: a eulogy to the Queen Mother
