Vocabulary review units 1-2 C1 | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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a change in thinking

paradigm shift

lacking of money temporarily

hard up

receiving help from government

on welfare

memorize something

learn by heart/rote

extremely generous

unstinting

give an answer based on some knowledge

make an educated guess

think in a creative way (idiom)

think outside the box

enriching and with lots of benefits

nurturing

something innovative and revolutionary that changes the way we understand or do something

game-changer

initiate, start or cause to begin

set in motion

a person who makes, does, or discovers something new and makes it acceptable or popular

trailblazer / pioneer

ridicule someone or something

deride

the traditional and common way of thinking

conventional wisdom

supress something

stifle

work hard to achieve something

strive for

not feeling really healthy (idiom)

be under the weather

to look really angry or resentful

get a chip on the shoulder

an important discovery

major breakthrough

not having an alternative (idiom)

have the back to the wall

involved in, interested in

engaged

avoid something inconvenient

steer clear

make compliments

praise

promote, encourage

foster

extremely poor

destitute