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Which situation best exemplifies someone acting in a spontaneous manner?
Which situation best exemplifies someone acting in a spontaneous manner?
- Planning a detailed itinerary for a week-long vacation.
- Following a strict study schedule to prepare for an exam.
- Making a split-second decision to take a weekend road trip. (correct)
- Creating a five-year career plan with specific goals.
If a company aims to illuminate its sustainability efforts, what action would be most effective?
If a company aims to illuminate its sustainability efforts, what action would be most effective?
- Publishing a detailed report on its environmental impact and future goals. (correct)
- Reducing its carbon footprint without public announcement.
- Making vague claims about being environmentally conscious.
- Maintaining standard operational procedures without change.
Which scenario demonstrates a clear correlation between two variables?
Which scenario demonstrates a clear correlation between two variables?
- The random distribution of bird nests in a forest.
- Fluctuations in the stock market on a daily basis.
- A decrease in ice cream sales during the winter months. (correct)
- An increase in shoe sales during the winter months.
What action demonstrates an attempt to cure a societal problem?
What action demonstrates an attempt to cure a societal problem?
How might a travel blogger describe a breathtaking view?
How might a travel blogger describe a breathtaking view?
Which of the following actions would likely frustrate someone?
Which of the following actions would likely frustrate someone?
If someone is described as arrogant, how might they behave in a group setting?
If someone is described as arrogant, how might they behave in a group setting?
Which of the following scenarios involves a period of leisure?
Which of the following scenarios involves a period of leisure?
If a product is marketed as being of supreme quality, what can consumers expect?
If a product is marketed as being of supreme quality, what can consumers expect?
Which action demonstrates a company's decision to expel a problematic element?
Which action demonstrates a company's decision to expel a problematic element?
Flashcards
Contagious
Contagious
Capable of being transmitted from one person to another.
Diligent
Diligent
Showing persistent effort and hard work.
Correlation
Correlation
A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
Embrace
Embrace
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Overlook
Overlook
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Cynical
Cynical
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Spontaneous
Spontaneous
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Introspect
Introspect
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Breathtaking
Breathtaking
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Resent
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Study Notes
Adjectives
- Contagious: Able to spread easily
- Frightened: Feeling fear
- Sincere: Genuine, truthful
- Diligent: Hardworking, dedicated
- Punctual: Keeping to schedules
- Indifferent: Showing no interest
- Memorable: Worth remembering
- Gloomy: Sad, depressed
- Standard: Usual, typical
- Clumsy: Awkward, not skillful
- Supreme: Highest, best
- Adventurous: Taking risks, bold
- Arrogant: Proud, self-important
- Fearful: Feeling fear
- Cynical: Doubtful of human sincerity
- Experienced: Having undergone and learned from various events
- Irritated: Annoyed, frustrated
- Shamed: Feeling humiliation, embarrassment
Verbs
- Overlap: Occurring at the same time and place, or within each other.
- Incline: To lean towards something
- Illuminate: To shed light on something, clarify
- Associate: To connect, to link something to something else.
- Exclaim: To cry out.
- Trim: To cut or shape something
- Cure: To heal or fix something
- Expel: To forcibly remove or drive out
- Gather: To come together, to collect.
- Converse: To engage in discussion or conversation
- Undergo: To experience something, usually something difficult
- Obsess: To be preoccupied with something
- Renew: To make something new again
- Conquer: To defeat, overcome
- Irritate: To annoy or provoke
- Overlook: To fail to notice, ignore or to have a view to something from higher point
Nouns
- Overlap: The act of overlapping.
- Fabric: Material like cloth
- Correlation: A relationship between two things.
- Aisle: A passageway
- Magnet: An object that attracts or is attracted to metal.
- Retailer: A person or business that sells goods.
- Enthusiasm: Passion or excitement.
- Distress: Pain or suffering.
- Facility: Building, equipment or service; an ability or skill
- Temperament: One's personality or attitude; behaviour or character
- Recreation: Activity for enjoyment
- Experience: Something one has lived through; an event
- Pastime: Activity for leisure.
- Subscription: A payment for repeated services
- Shadow: Dark area or image
- Scent/Smell: Fragrance
- Souvenir: A memorable object
- Compass: Instrument for finding direction
- Insurance: Arrangement for protecting one from risk
- Cottage: Small house or hut
- Expedition: Journey or voyage, often for exploration
- Excerpt: A selection or part of something
- Recipe: Procedure for making something, especially a food item.
- Merit: The value or worth
Other
- Conversely: Oppositely.
- Overseas: In another country.
- Abroad: Outside one's own country.
- Frightened: Feeling intimidated.
- Thrill: An exciting experience.
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Learn common adjectives and verbs. Expand your vocabulary with words like 'contagious', 'frightened', 'overlap', and 'incline'. Improve language skills.
