vocab Flashcards
impostor
a person who pretends to be someone else in order to deceive others, especially for fraudulent gain. “the charity has warned anyone approached by the impostor to contact police immediately”
scattershot
Covering a broad range in a random and unsystematic way. “you cannot take a scattershot approach to a public relations campaign”
collections has been somewhat scattershot
emerge
move out of or away from something and become visible. Become apparent, important, or prominent Become known SYNONYMS: Verb appear, arise, turn up
“black ravens emerged from the fog”
perceived
become aware or conscious of (something); come to realize or understand. “his mouth fell open as he perceived the truth”
synonyms
see, understand, realize,
abide
to follow a rule, decision, or instruction
“I said I would abide by their decision”
got to abide by these rights.
By rule
in area
fallout
the adverse results of a situation or action.
The spy’s government faces the fallout from the loss of any sensitive information its
adverse
preventing success or development; harmful; unfavourable.
“taxes are having an adverse effect on production”
despite the adverse weather conditions.
amid
surrounded by; in the middle of.
“our dream home, set amid magnificent rolling countryside”
SYNONYMS:
Preposition
amidst, among, amongst, between, midst, in the midst of, in the middle of
back to back
consecutive.
“his back-to-back victories in the Hungarian and Belgian Grands Prix”
mundane
lacking interest or excitement; dull.
“his mundane, humdrum existence”
how mundane, that you should do.
tangibly
capable of being touched; discernible by the touch; material or substantial. real or actual, rather than imaginary or visionary
you have tangibly done by yourself
aforementioned
denoting a thing or person previously mentioned.
The forementioned technologies
shrouded
cover or envelop so as to conceal from view.
are shrouded in mystery.
The incident is shrouded in secrecy,
Similar:
cover, envelop, cloak
conceal
not allow to be seen; hide.
that enable them to commit and conceal fraud
to conceal that ball and completely close your fist
SYNONYMS:
Verb
hide, dissemble, secrete,
LEGITIMATE
Conforming to the law or to rules to start a legitimate business in China and it is a legitimate requirement for states synonyms lawful, legal
Conforming
obey
CHAOS
Complete disorder and confusion
It was the chaos and the imperfections that were fascinating me,
put off
to delay doing something,
bring back
reintroduce something.
“bringing back capital punishment would solve nothing”
cause something to return to the mind.
“the smell of the tiny church brought back every memory of my childhood”
direct reports
A direct report formally reports to you, which means that you, on top of your other obligations, you are usually responsible for assigning them work
go the extra mile
make a special effort to achieve something.
“state regulators will go the extra mile to ensure that this settlement is as investor-friendly as possible”
subordinate
lower in rank or position.
“his subordinate officers”
qualities
a distinctive attribute or characteristic possessed by someone or something.
that will have some of the qualities we imagined were in the past:
distinctive
characteristic of one person or thing, and so serving to distinguish it from others.
“juniper berries give this food its distinctive flavour”
possessed
something owned, occupied, or controlled
The town had already possessed a small hospital,
mindful
conscious or aware of something.
“I arrived home for the summer, ever mindful of my obligations to my parents”
she’s not mindful of whether or not it impacts your experience in this
INCENTIVE
A thing that motivates or encourages one to do something
but they aren’t widely used because there’s no economic incentive.
synonym
encouraging, stimulant
gratitude
the quality of being thankful; readiness to show appreciation for and to return kindness.
ex
Amid its crowds, he felt immense gratitude,
SYNONYMS:
Noun
gratefulness, thankfulness, thanks
readiness
Willingness to do something
“your muscles tense in readiness for action”
The state of being fully prepared for something
“Spain had indicated a readiness to accept his terms”
examples
The truth is shrouded in mystery
Bringing back the old fashion education is not worthwhile
Your new business should be legitimate
aforementioned
regarding the aforementionedfacts, we shall start using ,,,,
amid
amid all the available options, breadfast is the most appropriate one
adverse
despite the adverse weather, you can go to school
fallout
The president tries to solve the fallout of the national currency
perceived
he perceived the truth after Sarah confess the crime
put off
stop putting off your important work
conforming
you should confirm your teacher’s orders.
distinctive the very powerful processor is the distinctive feature of that laptop conceal tries to conceal your result those days imposter
back to back it`s such a hard day, it`s full of back to back meetings abide you should abide by the community laws scattershot scattershot studying is not helpful emerge the result of hard working starts to emerge mundane it`s mundane play tangibly your effect in the company becomes very tangible chaos the company is full of chaos direct reports I should free some time for my direct reports
go the extra mile
you should go the extra mile to get your dream job
subordinate
you should set up a learning plan for your subordinate
qualities
being helpful is one of the most important qualities
possessed
I possessed the license of that book
mindful
become mindful about what happens around him
readiness
Egypt shows the readiness to start a negotiation with Ethiopia
incentive
there is no direct incentive for doing that action
gratitude
tentative
done without confidence; hesitant.
synonym: hesitant
ex
“he eventually tried a few tentative steps round his hospital room”
not certain or fixed; provisional.
“a tentative conclusion”
I want to make some tentative connections about the role of music
synonym
provisional :
unconfirmed
unsettled
captured
take into one’s possession or control by force.
synonym
seize, catch
ex
she captured the American’s heart
contestants
a person who takes part in a contest or competition.
ex
the first blind contestant on the show
seize
take forcible possession of. "army rebels seized an air force base" And you have to seize those moments, synonym capture
provisional
arranged or existing for the present, possibly to be changed later.
synonym
tentative
ex
So what we need to do is give provisional definitions
solely
not involving anyone or anything else; only.
synonym :only ,just
I was solely focused
recall
bring (a fact, event, or situation) back into one’s mind; remember.
“I can still vaguely recall being taken to the hospital”
wondering
verb
desire to know something; feel curious.
“how many times have I written that, I wonder?”
feel doubt.
“even hereditary peers are inclined to wonder about the legitimacy of the place”
noun
a feeling of amazement and admiration, caused by something beautiful, remarkable, or unfamiliar.
“he observed the intricacy of the ironwork with the wonder of a child”
discount
regard (a possibility or fact) as being unworthy of consideration because it lacks credibility.
“I’d heard rumours, but discounted them”
synonym: disregard
disregard
the action or state of paying no attention to something.
synonym: inattention carelessness
regard
verb
consider or think of in a specified way.
“she regarded London as her base”
synonym:consider
noun
attention to or concern for something.
“the court must have regard to the principle of welfare”
Designate
And so, today, I’m very proud to designate it as America’s newest national monument
Appoint (someone) to a specified position
Officially assign a specified status or ascribe a specified name or quality to
earmarked
SYNONYMS:
Verb
assign, allocate, reserve
ex
Part of that money has to be earmarked to help the places
PHILANTHROPY
charity,
The desire to promote the welfare of others, expressed esp. by the generous donation of money to good causes
A philanthropic institution; a charity
fuh·lan·thruh·pee
CONSERVATION
SYNONYMS:
Noun
preservation, keeping, maintenance, protection, retention, storage
Prevention of excessive or wasteful use of a resource
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos earmarked $1 billion of his $10 billion environmental philanthropy to conservation efforts
