vocab 2

Millennials (generation Y)

the generation of people born between 1981 and 1996.

Generation

all the people in a group or country who are of a similar age.

Addictive

causing or likely to cause someone to become addicted / sth that you cannot stop doing once you have started.

Fulfillment

the fact of doing something that is necessary or something that someone has wanted or promised to do

Entitled

believing oneself to be inherently deserving of privileges or special treatment

Meandering

following a winding course

To expedite

to make happen sooner

Instant gratification

instant satisfaction

Innocuous

innocent/not harmful

Magnanimous

very generous

Arduous

difficult and tiring

Articulate (articulate their purpose)

to explain in words, esp. to express something clearly.

Attack their self image

Fail at parenting strategies

Thrust (thrust into the real world)

to push suddenly and strongly.

Rely on (rely on your friends)

to depend on or trust someone or something.

Cope with stress and anxiety

Form relationships

Check their messages

Binge

watch

Waft (waft through life)

to move gently through the air, or to cause this to happen.

Overcome (overcome challenges)

to defeat or succeed in controlling or dealing with something.

Wander (minds are wandering)

to walk around slowly in a relaxed way or without any clear purpose or direction.

Provocative

causing anger or another strong reaction, especially deliberately; controversial.

To cite

to quote.

Misconduct

unacceptable or bad behaviour.

To boast

to show off.

To victimise

to pick on.

Job hopping

switching jobs frequently.

Superficial

fake.

Own up

to admit that you have done something wrong.

Peep

to appear slowly and not be completely seen.

Luminous

producing or reflecting bright light, especially in the dark.

Pew

a long wooden seat with a high back, on which a row of people sit in a church.

Monastic

connected with monks or monasteries; a monastic way of living is simple with few possessions and no people near you.

Bustle

to do things in a hurried and busy way.

The ether

the sky or the air, especially considered as being full of radio waves / heaven.

Commuter

someone who regularly travels between work and home.

Stepford (commuters)

behaving like robots, very submissive.

Anaesthetize

to give anaesthetic (= a substance that makes you unable to feel pain) to a person or animal.

Mishmash

a confused mixture, chaos.

Clatter

a series of loud short noises made when a hard object hits against another hard object or surface.

Hustle

energetic action.

Chutzpah

unusual and shocking behaviour, involving taking risks but not feeling guilty; extreme self confidence.

Clunky

heavy and solid in an ugly way.

Sleekness

the quality of being modern and fashionable, especially in a way that is simple and clean.

On the fly

quickly, often while you are doing something else, without preparing and without thinking too much about how it should be done / in a hurry

Compulsive

doing something a lot and unable to stop doing it.

Throng

a crowd or large group of people.

Emit

to send out light, sound, or a smell, or a gas or other substance.

Squawk

(of a bird) to make an unpleasantly loud, sharp noise.

Twitch

(to cause) to make a sudden small movement with a part of the body, usually without intending to.

Ditto

also / as well.

Vacant

not showing much awareness or interest in the world around you.

Oblivious

not conscious of something, especially what is happening around you.

Cleric

a religious leader.

Tune in

be aware of, sensitive to, or able to understand something.

Tune out

​​​​stop listening or paying attention to something.

Equivalent

having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.

Glazed (eyes / look / expression)

showing no interest

Mediated (life)

indirectly experienced / happening by means of or through sm or sth else

Empathy

the ability to share someone else's feelings or experiences by imagining what it would be like to be in that person's situation

Cornerstone

something of great importance that everything else depends on

Early development

Phubbing

the act of ignoring someone you are with and giving attention to your mobile phone instead.

Feed

a web page, screen, etc. that updates (= changes) often to show the latest information.

Open

ended

Spontaneous

​​happening or done in a natural, often sudden way, without any planning or without being forced.

To flourish

to grow or develop successfully.

To implicate

to show that someone is involved in a crime or partly responsible for something bad that has happened

Implicated

[susijęs] connected or related to intimately

To inhibit

to slow down a process or the growth of something / to prevent someone from doing something by making them feel nervous or embarrassed.

Reclaim

retrieve or recover (something previously lost, given, or paid); obtain the return of (verb); the action or process of reclaiming or being reclaimed (noun)

The cache

on one's computer is the storage of information, such as passwords, which can be called up by the computer for future requests.

To cache

store away in hiding or for future use; store (data) in a cache memory.

Base

jumping

Luddites

were a group of workers in the clothing industry in the nineteenth century. They protested violently against the machinery that replaced them during the Industrial Revolution.

Latter

denoting the second or second mentioned of two people or things.

Rendezvous

a meeting at an agreed time and place.

Stark

complete; sheer.

Hectic

full of incessant or frantic activity.

Cab

a taxi.

Momentous

of great importance or significance, especially in having a bearing on future events.

Temptation

the desire to do something, especially something wrong or unwise.

To stoke

encourage or incite (a strong emotion or tendency).

Errand

a short journey undertaken in order to deliver or collect something, especially on someone else's behalf.

Snippet

a small piece or brief extract.

First

hand

Publicity stunt

a large and coordinated professional or amateur public relations event that is intended to raise awareness about a cause or product.

Dispatch

the sending of someone or something to a destination or for a purpose.

simultaneous

at the same time

relief

liberation

anticipate

expect

hectic

busy

culminate

end

momentous

important

shoot

film

temptation

attraction

deflate

reduce

errand

chore