Vocabulary Lecture Notes Review

Practice flashcards based on vocabulary notes covering definitions of various verbs, adjectives, and idioms from the lecture transcript.

utter

To say something.

Resonate with

If you resonate with sth., it feels true for you.

Immortal

Famous saying.

Alter

To change something, usually slightly.

Flourish

To grow or develop successfully.

Unrelenting

Never becoming weaker or admitting defeat.

Ferry

To transport sth., especially regularly.

Mimic / Mimicked

To behave or operate in exactly same way as sth. else.

Spark

To cause the start of sth., esp. an argument.

Endeavour

An attempt to do sth. (try).

Captivate

To hold the attention of someone by being interesting or attractive.

Contamination

The process of making sth. dirty or poisonous.

Haven

A safe or peaceful place (shelter).

Flora and fauna

A place and its plants and animals.

Left to someone's devices

To allow someone to make their own decision on their own.

Interfere

To involve yourself in a situation which is not wanted.

Dire

Very serious or extreme.

Indigenous

Native; Existing naturally (indigenous to…).

Subscribe to an idea

To agree to or support sth.

grapple with

Struggle with; to try to deal with a difficult problem.

Obligation

Something that you must do (obliged to).

Meddling

The act of trying to change things that are not your responsibility.

(in) breach (of)

An act of breaking a law or agreement (formal).

Delusional

Refers to a state of holding beliefs that are not true.

Poll

To ask a person for their opinion as part of a general study.

Ubiquitous

Seeming to be everywhere.

detract from (sth.)

To make something less valuable.

Tethered

Attached to something.

Overwhelming (Difficulty)

Difficult to fight against (unbearable).

Overwhelming (Quantity)

Very great or very large.

vantage point

A particular personal way of thinking (In my opinion).

Self-conscious (about)

Nervous or uncomfortable because of others' thoughts.

Stark

Unpleasantly clear and impossible to avoid.

Plummet

To suddenly and quickly decrease in value or amount.

Exacerbate

To make something that is already bad even worse (worsen).

Thrive

To grow, develop or succeed.

Culprit

Someone who has done sth. wrong / a reason for sth. bad.

vicious cycle

A situation where a problem makes another problem worse.

Trial and error

A way of achieving/solving sth. through trying different ways.

Negotiate

To deal with something difficult.

Social dynamics

The patterns of relationships between persons and groups.

Mediation

The process of talking to two people in a disagreement.

Coerce (into)

To persuade someone forcefully to do sth. unwillingly.

Pluck up the courage

To force yourself to be brave to do sth.

Nerve-wracking

Something that is difficult to do and causes nervousness.

Hassle (Noun)

A situation causing difficulty and trouble.

Hassle (Verb)

To annoy someone.

Launch

To begin something such as a plan.