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arid
• very dry : having very little rain or water
- Is the Sahara in Egypt ∼?
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 ∼.
constraint
• something that limits or restricts someone or something
- Space ∼ forced us to place the furnishings tightly beside each other.
- He is chafing under the ∼ of conventional teaching.
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.
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.
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.
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 ∼.
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.
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 ∼.
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.
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.
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.
lavish
• giving or using a large amount of something
- Mrs. Corleone was beyond impressed by Darlene's ∼ demonstration of outer space her astronomy project.
- I'm not the type of graphic designer who is ∼ in my use of colors or styles.
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.
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.
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.
savory
• having a spicy or salty quality without being sweet
- I requested the ∼ flavor for my soggy macaroni.
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.
specificity
• the quality of being specific
- The request for ∼ of her statement was met with a refusal.
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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