4th vocabulary set

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arid

• very dry : having very little rain or water



- Is the Sahara in Egypt ∼?

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baggage

• the feelings, beliefs, problems, or past events that can make life difficult for a person or group



- Growing up with an abusive father and a battered mother has taken a toll on my well being and left dreadful emotional ∼.

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constraint

• something that limits or restricts someone or something



- Space ∼ forced us to place the furnishings tightly beside each other.

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cumbersome

• hard to handle or manage because of size or weight

• complicated and hard to do



- He lost his footing and fell down the stairs when he was carrying that ∼ box.

- Now we'll reach the ∼ stage of the admission: The test.

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deign

• to do something that you think you should not have to do because you are too important



- Nobody ∼ to reply back to my message on the app.

- Andrea Mars, the actress that played Julia in When I'm Yours, ∼ to speak to her fans when there was a camera that was filming her.

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discrepancy

• a difference especially between things that should be the same



- There is a ∼ between the actual camera quality on my phone and what is written on the box.

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disincentive

• something that causes or that could cause a person to decide not to do something



- I would enroll in that full stack program if the fee wasn't a ∼.

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disparity

• a noticeable and often unfair difference between people or things



- I think the education quality in the US stems from a huge wealth ∼ between whites and blacks.

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farsighted

• able to see things that are far away more clearly than things that are near

• able to predict what will or might happen in the future




- My aunt has been ∼ for as long as I know.

- It might be a shrewd solution, but it's not ∼.

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hindsight

• the knowledge and understanding that you have about an event only after it has happened



- In ∼, we know that the shrewd solution would've worked like a charm.

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incentive

• something that encourages a person to do something or to work harder



- We can add an RGB mouse and a screen protector as ∼ to the laptop.

- Frequent visits to the neglected park provides an ∼ for Sam to overhaul his town.

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iteration

• the process of doing something again and again, usually to improve it, or one of the times you do it



- The client says it will at least need two ∼ since they didn't provide complete details.

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lavish

• giving or using a large amount of something



- Mrs. Corleone was beyond impressed by Darlene's ∼ demonstration of outer space for her astronomy project.

- I'm not the type of graphic designer who is ∼ in my use of colors or styles.

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nearsighted

• unable to see things that are far away : able to see things that are close more clearly than things that are far away



- I may be ∼ because of how much time I keep my eyes glued to my phone screen since I've got nothing else to do.

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paradigm

• a theory or a group of ideas about how something should be done, made, or thought about



- This discovery about the existence of other forms of intelligent life on other planets and that there is more than one earth outside the milky way has definitely brought about a ∼ shift in our knowledge about the universe.

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pathological

• extreme in a way that is not normal or that shows an illness or mental problem

relating to or caused by disease



- I've ever come across a youtuber whose content, I think, promotes a ∼ way of eating.

- The doctor found ∼ changes in my brain as a result of my brain tumor.

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savory

• having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet



- I requested the ∼ flavor for my soggy macaroni.

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shortsighted

• not considering what will or might happen in the future



- Splurging on an extravagant holiday instead of saving up for an emergency is a ∼ decision.

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specificity

• the quality of being specific



- The request for ∼ of her statement was met with a refusal.

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traction

• the support, interest, etc., that is needed for something to succeed or make progress



- The LGBT movements have been gaining ∼ in the political landscape, especially from left-wing politicians.

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