lessons 27.09-29.09 vocabulary | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

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emotive

causing strong feelings

to hold true

to continue to be true

ecological

relating to ecology or the environment

to be emotionally engaged

to be emotionally involved in

to use critical thinking

to thinking carefully about a subject or idea, without allowing feelings or opinions to affect you

cubicle

a small space with walls or curtains around it that is separate from the rest of a room and where you can be private when taking clothes off, etc.

inspiring

encouraging, or making you feel you want to do something

to digest something

to read or hear new information and take the necessary time to understand it

reasonable

based on or using good judgment and therefore fair and practical

conventional

traditional and ordinary

a hoax

a plan to deceive a large group of people; a trick

manifold

many and of several different types

biased

showing an unreasonable preference or dislike based on personal opinion

vague

not clearly expressed, known, described, or decided

communal

belonging to or used by a group of people rather than one single person

pet peeve

something that especially annoys you

morale

the amount of confidence felt by a person or group of people, especially when in a dangerous or difficult situation

to react rationally

to react in a way that is based on reason and clear thought, rather than emotions

to descend

to go or come down

to be inclined to

likely or wanting to do something

rationalisation (-zation)

an attempt to find reasons for behaviour, decisions, etc., especially your own

a factual refutation

using facts to prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

innovative

using new methods or ideas

ergonomic

relating to the design of furniture or equipment which makes it comfortable and effective for people who use it

demanding

needing a lot of time, attention, or energy

state-of-the-art

very modern and using the most recent ideas and methods

cutting edge

the most modern stage of development in a particular type of work or activity

novel

new and original, not like anything seen before

the ascent of

the act of climbing or moving upwards

curate

to be in charge of selecting and caring for objects to be shown in a museum or to form part of a collection of art, an exhibition, etc.

to combat

to try to stop something unpleasant or harmful from happening or increasing

it rings true

it seems to be true

to be impartial

to be able to judge or consider something fairly without allowing your own interest to influence you

feng shui /ˌfʊŋ ˈʃweɪ/ /ˌfeŋ ˈʃuːi/

an ancient Chinese belief that the way your house is built or the way that you arrange objects affects your success, health, and happiness

the tendency to

something starts to happen more often or starts to increase

aesthetics

the formal study of the principles of art and beauty

to be sceptical

to doubt that something is true or useful

spacious

large and with a lot of space

to ascend

to move up or climb something

fluorescent lights

very bright, tube-shaped electric lights, often used in offices

vice versa

the other way around

fact-checking

the process of checking that all the facts in a piece of writing, a news article, a speech, etc. are correct

conducive to something

providing the right conditions for something good to happen or exist