Darek 2 kolokwium 2019

schadenfreude

the satisfying feeling you get when something bad happens to someone else

loanword

a word from one language that is used in another language without being changed

comeuppance

a person's misfortune that is considered to be deserved punishment for something bad that they have done

justice

punishment someone receives that is fair for what they have done

hypocrites

people who claim to have certain moral beliefs but actually behave in a way that shows they are not sincere

commiserate

expressing sympathy to someone about their bad luck

streaming

describes the activity of listening or watching music, radio or videos directly from the internet as a continuous stream

commercial success

something that is popular and makes lots of money – like a new computer game or pop song

catchy

something that attracts attention and is easy to remember

playlist

list of songs that a radio station plans to play or list of songs you compile yourself on a streaming service

driving

(here) having a strong influence

register

record, count or measure something – like the download of a file

down in the dumps

(informal) feeling of unhappiness, sometimes with no hope

imperfection

fault or weakness

gild

cover something in a thin layer of gold

jolly

cheerful and happy

coping mechanism

something someone does to deal with a difficult situation

memories

things we remember from the past

kinaesthetic

learning by 'doing' and practicing something over and over again

contextual

seeing something in the situation where it usually exists

encoding

changing information into a form that can be stored and later recalled

intuitive sense

doing something based on feelings rather than facts or proof

Alzheimer’s (disease)

a disease affecting your brain that makes it difficult to remember things and gets worse as you get older

oppression

being forced to do something by someone more powerful

glamour

the quality of looking fashionable and attractive

transformative

great improvement or positive change

otherworldly

belonging to an imaginary world rather than the real world

act of subordination

making someone do something to give them less authority or power

to draw parallels

to highlight the similarities between two distinct things

flamboyant

someone or something brightly coloured and that attracts attention

work ethic

belief that working hard is morally right

motives

reasons for doing something

makes sense

is understandable and not a surprise

out of curiosity

for no real reason other than a casual interest

disillusioned

no longer satisfied with something but disappointed by it

jaded

a feeling of being tired and bored by something

callous

emotionally hard and uncaring

food allergies

medical problems that are caused by eating certain foods

robust studies

detailed, thorough and accurate research

prevalence

a noun referring to how often or how frequent something is

eczema

a medical condition of the skin

a significant increase

a large, noticeable rise in the number of something

to put something down to something

to say that one thing is the reason for another

enchanted

with a magical atmosphere

a feat

a difficult task, something that is hard to achieve

a panacea

a cure

potent

strong and powerful

to deploy

to use something for a particular purpose

e.g. the army were deployed to help protect the refugees

pressing

a pressing matter or issue is an important one that needs to be sorted urgently

e.g. finding a solution to climate change is a pressing matter

a chore

a boring, ordinary task you do regularly

admin

short for 'administration' – the activities and tasks you have to do to make a business, organisation or just your life, run smoothly

aka

also known as

utility company

a company that supplies something such as electricity, gas, or water to the public

procrastinate

delay doing things until later, probably because you don't want to do them

super-doers

an informal term to describe people who get satisfaction out of doing life admin and do lots of it

fad

something that is popular but only for a short time

mainstream

something that has become accepted by most people as normal

polarised

a situation that causes people to divide into two groups with opposing views

immoral

something that society thinks is wrong or not acceptable

peripheral

relates to things that are not as important as the main argument but are connected to it / situated on the edge

decent

good or good enough

extrovert

someone who has a very outgoing personality, confident and socially comfortable.

introvert

someone who is shy and not comfortable in social situations and doesn’t like being the centre of attention.

findings

the results and conclusions of research

unconstrained

without control or restriction

gaze

the way that someone looks at someone

figured out

understood something after studying it

to make ends meet

to have just enough money to pay for the things you need

sideline

an extra job you do alongside your main job

sacrificing

giving up or going without something

accustomed

familiar with

creative balance

a good mix of doing creative and uncreative tasks

grind

something tiring, difficult or boring which involves lots of effort

awkward (adjective), awkwardness (noun)

feeling uncomfortable, self-conscious or embarrassed in a social situation

implicit

not spoken or written down, but still understood

social rules

the way we behave in society in particular situations so that we can live together peacefully

to govern

to rule, to control

to illuminate

to make something easier to understand, to clarify

to breach (a rule)

to break (a rule)

floordrobe

collection of clothes untidily kept on the floor rather than in a wardrobe.

clutter

untidiness caused by having too many things – to declutter is the process of getting rid of things

to tackle (a problem)

to deal with a problem and try to fix it

sentimental

with an emotional and/or nostalgic connection

shift

change

make do and mend

an expression that means to use what you’ve got and fix something if it breaks rather than buying new things

a fan of something

somebody who is keen on something

endemic

very common or strongly established in a place or situation

a warren

an underground area where rabbits live, but also a building or a part of a town where there are lots of confusing passageways or streets where it is easy to get lost

a predator

an animal that hunts and kills another animal

paradoxical

something that has two opposing characteristics making it hard to understand

a trickster

someone who deceives people to get what they want

comfy (informal)

comfortable

casualisation

The process of becoming less formal and more relaxed, more casual

streetwear

a style of casual clothing especially worn by young people from urban settings

filter through

appear or happen gradually over time

wellness

the state of being healthy

knobbly

lumpy; having many raised areas on the surface

anxiety

a feeling of worry and fear

natural selection

a principle of evolution when random changes in an organism’s biology may lead it to being more successful in its environment

to shape

to have an important impact on the way something develops

to cope with

to manage a difficult situation

life-threatening

possibly causing death

to go off (talking about an alarm)

starts making its warning noise

eavesdrop

secretly listen to someone's conversation

bug

small electronic device used for secretly listening to conversations

intimate

private and personal

circumvent

cleverly bypass or go around

be resigned to

accept an unpleasant situation which cannot change

trade-off

compromise

paunch

fat stomach that mostly men have

skinny

very thin

willpower

controlling your own behaviour to achieve something

come to terms (with something)

start to accept the difficult or unpleasant situation you are in

judgemental

quick to criticise people based on your own beliefs

burst

sudden and short increase in something

insomnia

the condition of not being able to sleep

tossing and turning

moving around a lot in bed and trying to get to sleep without success

counter-intuitive

the opposite of what seems obvious or natural, but which may be correct

decades

(here) many years

diluted

made weaker

chronic

long-lasting (of a medical condition)