World Issues Flashcards
Philanthropist (n)
Ex.the man was a philanthropist because he has given food and money to to poor.
Someone who shows unselfish concern for welfare of mankind and usually shows it by giving money and other gifts to those in need
Eradicate (v)
Ex. He wanted eradicated the disease
To put an end to or completely destroy something
Ethical (adj)
Ex. He had a ethical trail.
Morally good, right, and fair
Inexplicable (adj)
It was inexplicable what Shaggy did to Shrek
Cannot be understood or explained
Profound (adj)
Ex. The toy was profound to little Johny
Going far beyond the obvious; having deep insight or feelings; having deep meaning
Balk(v) the pitcher balked the ball at first base
To refuse to do something; to show that you do not want to do something; to stop suddenly and refuse to start again
Lag (v)
(N)
My game lag because the WiFi was down
To stay or fall behind
A slowing down
Mitigate (v)
To make something less severe painful or harmful (similar to alleviate)
Myriad (adj)
Having an indefinitely great number; having countless variations or phrases
Infringe (v)
To wrongly limit or restrict; to force oneself on another’s property or rights
Negligence (n)
The quality of not taking care of things properly
Undermine (v)
Literally, to dig out the earth from under something to make it likely to collapse; to make something to make someone or something weaker or less effective; to work against it or sabotage it