Session 29. Vocab 2 Flashcards
Dilemma
A difficult situation/problem (often where a difficult needs to be made between two of more choices)
Daub
To carelessly smear a surface with paint (or some other thin/sticky substance)
Smitten
To be strongly attracted to someone
Metropolis
A large and busy city
Stalwart
A loyal, reliable and hard-working person
Equanimity
A state of calmness and composure in a difficult situation
Inexorable
Impossible to stop/prevent (adj)
Suppress
To cover up or prevent the spread of information
Equality
A state of being equal, especially in terms of status or opportunities
Primitive
Very basic (adj)
Relating to something early in history or in evolution (adj)
Cogitate
To think deeply about something
Mitigate
To make something bad less severe/serious
Phlegmatic
Having an unemotional/calm demeanour (of a person)
Censor
To suppress information (or parts of a book/film that are seen as unacceptable)
Oblivion
A state of being unaware of what is happening around you
Abidance
A state of acting according to the rules
Apathy
A lack of interest or enthusiasm
Abjection
A state of feeling low or downcast
Recession
A period of temporary economic decline (where industry/trade is reduced)
Dilate
To become larger/wider
Whet
To stimulate appetite/interest
To sharpen the blade of a tool or weapon
Visionary
A person with original ideas about what the future could be like
Ostentatious
Designed to impress (adj)
Reverberate
To be repeated several times as an echo
To have continuing and serious effects
