Vocab Flashcards
1
Q
Instinctively
(adv)
A
By natural instinct
- you can instinctively answer with an easy ‘yes’ or ‘no’
2
Q
Obscure
(adj)
A
Uncertain, not clear
- for some obscure reason
3
Q
Pace
(n)
A
Speed in walking, running or moving
- many people shop at frantic pace
4
Q
Frantic
(adj)
A
Anxious or very worried
- you find many people shopping at a frantic pace
5
Q
Deed
(n)
A
Something done
کردار
- good deeds
6
Q
Thrill
(n)
A
An excited feeling
- happiness is the thrill of buying new shoes
7
Q
Humanity
(n)
A
People in general
بشریت
- all humanity
8
Q
Longing
(n)
A
Enthusiasm, thirst
اشتیاق، عطش
- a life without longing
9
Q
Devote
(v)
A
Give all or most of one’s time or resources to a person or activity
- devoting attention to unhappiness
10
Q
Astonishing
(adj)
A
Amazing
عجیب، شگفتآور
- some astonishing facts
11
Q
Assert
(v)
A
To say definitely
اظهار قطعی کردن
- the Chinese teaching assert that happiness lies in acting within social networks
12
Q
Manner
(n)
A
A way in witch anything is done
شیوه، حالت، رفتار
- religion facilitates happiness in a similar manner
13
Q
Well-being
(n)
A
Health
تندرستی، سلامتی
- there is a positive correlation between religious commitment and perceived well-being
14
Q
Grafting
(v)
A
Linking
پیوند زدن
- the doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg to her back
15
Q
Intervention
(n)
A
Interposition
مداخله, وساطت
- military intervention