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materialism

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excessive consumption/ obsession with consumerism

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addiction

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overdependent undeniable focus

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greedy

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Avarice

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powerful motivators

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strong/ potent/…impetus/incentives

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growing into well-adjusted

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develop holistically into mature adults

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stress

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anxiety, pressure

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building cognitive skills

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developing thinking ability, intellectual skills

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hone

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(v. ) refine

eg: Such social skills are honed by interacting with their peers

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negotiating abilities

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conflict resolution skills/ learn how to compromise

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kudos

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(n.) fame or glory that one gets as a result of a particular achievement

Eg: Kudos to the UN

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juvenile

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(adj.) immature, youthful

Eg: forced labour of girls and juveniles

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lofty

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(adj.) arrogant, supercilious, superior

Eg: far from being lofty

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malevolent

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(adj. ) malicious, evil, pernicious

eg: All of us may have wondered at some point or another if any malevolent creatures exist on Mars

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munificent

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(adj. ) very generous, liberal, bountiful

eg: contributions are munificent

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magnanimous

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(adj. ) kind and generous, charitable, benevolent

eg: The magnanimity of the donor’s family has given the fortunate recipient a new lease of life

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niggardly

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(adj. ) unwilling to spend money, stingy

eg: Singapore is not niggardly when it comes to investing in Science and Technology

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motley

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(adj.) assorted, diverse, varied, colourful(clothing)

Eg: space could be dotted with motley space craft

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nonchalant

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(adj. ) behaving calmly and seeming not to worry about anything, indifferent, cool
eg: Kim Jong UN appears nonchalant about the plight of citizens 15 percent of whom live below the poverty line

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obdurate

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(adj.) stubbornly refused to one’s opinion

Eg: Trump remained obdurate and impenitent

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obstreperous

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(adj.) noisy, bad-tempered, quarrelsome

Eg: obstreperous protestors

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debonair

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(adj.) man who is fashionable and well-dressed, elegant, charming

Eg: As public figures, political leaders make an effort to look debonair during official functions

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demented

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(adj.) behaving as if you are crazy, wild, frenzied

Eg: the judge dismissed the evidence as he rambling of a demented old woman

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detest

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(v. ) to hate sth or sb very much

eg: Those who detest exercising or playing games had better think twice

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flawless

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(adj. ) having no mistakes; perfect

eg: Like any other country, Singapore is not flawless

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saturnine

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(adj.) gloomy, sullen, morose

Eg: it is not common to witness the US President attacking the media with a saturnine expression

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self-identity

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personality/ who they are / uniquness

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valued member of various society

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impt/ vital/ treasured/ part of different interest groups

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forbearance

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(n.) patience, self-control, willingness to forgive

Eg: Ramadan is a period of forbearance for Muslims

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furtive

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(adj.) secretive, cautious

Eg: people keep to themselves and tend to be furtive

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gallant

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(adj.) a man who is gallant is kind and polite towards women, brave; courageous

Eg: women adore gallant gentlemen who hold doors open for them and make them feel good about themselves

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genial

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(adj.) friendly; amiable

Eg: better able to assist disabled ppl in a genial manner

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dubious

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(adj.) questionable; suspicious

Eh: extremely dubious assumptions

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reproach

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(v. ) express to (sb) one’s disapproval of or disappointing in their actions; scolding; admonishing
eg: her friends reproached her for not thinking enough for the family

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eccentric

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(adj. ) unconventional; strange

eg: He noted her eccentric behaviour

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bodily

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(adv.) forcefully
Eg: the hauled her bodily from the van

(adj.) of or concerning the body

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zealot

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(n.) fanatic, extremist

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idle

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(adj. ) lazy; inactive

eg: He got scolded due to his idle attitude.

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affectation

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(n.) 做作

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complaisant

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(adj. ) willing; acquiescent

eg: he went to join his apparently complaisant wife for Christmas

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connoisseur

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(n. ) an expert judge in matters of taste

eg: a connoisseur of music

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decorum

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(n. ) etiquette; appropriateness

eg: he has no funeral decorum

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fatuous

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(adj. ) silly and foolish

eg: a fatuous comment

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fledgling

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(n. ) inexperienced; emergent; sunrise (a person or an organisation)
eg: the country’s fledgling democracy

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venerate

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(v. ) regard with great respect

eg: LKY is venerated by Singaporeans.

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veracious

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(adj. ) truthful

eg: a veracious account

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loquacious

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(adj. ) over-talkative; 多話的

eg: Sarah is very loquacious

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bovine

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(adj. ) (a person or their manner) sluggish or stupid; vacuous
eg: a look of bovine contentment came into her face

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tepid

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(adj. ) showing little enthusiasm; apathetic; lukewarm

eg: the applause was tepid.

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malleable

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(adj. ) easily influenced; piable

eg: they are as malleable and easily led as sheep

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misanthrope

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(n. ) one who hates mankind; cunic

eg: Scrooge wasn’t the mean-spirited misanthrope most of us believe him to be.

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idolatry

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(n. ) idolisation; glorification; extreme admiration

eg: out idolatry of art

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