Ted Flashcards

Voc

1
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fulfiling

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making tou feel happy and satisfied. How to make fulfilling career?

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2
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instinct

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what is your instinct

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3
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mounting

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ingradually raising. The problem with the first approachis that in our mounting isolation we divide ourselves from others our sense of isolation …

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4
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solidarity creating

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corporation. support by one person or group

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5
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stunt

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noun [ C ] (EXCITING ACTION)

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envision(v)

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to imagine or expect that something is a likely or desirable possibility in the future: I can envision a future

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interact (v) with

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to communicate with or react to: we would be excited to see a preschooler interacting with a screen.

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visceral(adj

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emotional. His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.

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pillar (n)

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pillar of something a strong supporter of something; an important member of something
a pillar of the Church
a pillar of society

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10
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transcendent

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greater, better, more important, or going past or above all others:
transcendent power/beauty/love
God is the only truly transcendent being.

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Adrift(adj)

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  1. شناور
  2. سر گردان
    If a person is adrift, they do not have a clear purpose in life or know what they want to do
    ……..but instead of ever feeling fulfil, I felt anxious and adrift.
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12
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that raised some question for me

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is there more to life than being happy?

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13
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many psychologists define happiness as a state of comfort, ease feeling good in the moment.

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another meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself

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many psychologists define happiness as a state of comfort, ease feeling good in the moment.

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another meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself and from developing the best within you

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15
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our culture is obsessed with happiness

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but I came to see that seeking meaning is the more fulfiling path.

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16
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prejudice

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  1. تعصب
  2. تبعیض
  3. پیش داوری
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I don’t want to minimize anyone’s struggle

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small moments can have great power

18
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tardy (adj)

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delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.

“please forgive this tardy reply”

19
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time is highly elastic

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…….

20
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confession

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countable, uncountable] a statement admitting something that you are ashamed or embarrassed about; the act of making such a statement
synonym admission
I’ve a confession to make—I lied about my age.

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track(v)

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track somebody/something | track where, how, etc… to follow the progress or development of somebody/something
The research project involves tracking the careers of 400 graduates

22
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redeem(v) save rescue

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redeem somebody/something to make somebody/something seem less bad
synonym compensate
redeem a situation
redeem st/sb from sth/sb
Jesus Christ came to redeem us from sin.
23
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dogmatism

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stating your opinions in a strong way and not accepting anyone else’s opinions:
There is a note of dogmatism in the book.

24
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authenticity

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the quality of being real or true.The authenticity of her story is beyond doubt.صحت.اعتبار

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integrity

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. تمامیت. درستیNo one doubted that the president was a man of the highest integrity.

26
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obesity and smoking are among the leading preventable causes of morbidity and mortality in the world.

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morbidityناخوشی mortalityمرگ و میر