GE vocab exam

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lascivious
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showing strong sexual desire (related words: promiscuous, obscene,
obsolete
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no longer useful, because something newer and better has been invented [↪ out-of-date]
anathema
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sth opposite to what you believe in
ameliorate (sb's problems)
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make a bas situation better or less harmful
tantalizing prospects
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make you feel a desire to or do sth
affluence
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wealth
money unequivocally means discontent
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clearly, without any possibilty of doubt
materialism stokes unhappiness
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to cause sth to increase
superfluous
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more that is needed
strike a bargain/deal
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to agree to do something for someone if they do something for you
the bereaved
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the person or people whose close friend or relative has just died
sustainable shelter
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able to continue without causing damage to the environment
forage
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to go around searching for food or other supplies
kick off
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if a meeting, event, or a football game kicks off, it starts
this was taken taken to a new extreme
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became even more extreme
coveted items
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most desired
they rushed out during Black Friday weekend to take advantage
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to make a new product, book etc available for sale very quickly
discretionary spendings
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not controlled by strict rules, but decided on by someone in a position of authority
desire for material wealth unequivocally means discontent
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completely clear and without any possibility of doubt
ascertain
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to find out
whether materialism stokes unhappiness, unhappiness fuels materials, or both
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to cause something to increase
people have a limited capacity to embrace flux and strangeness
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a situation in which things are changing a lot and you cannot be sure what will happen
collective reaction
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shared by many members of a group
stylistic paralysis
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nothing new happens
the odds/cards are stacked against somebody
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used to say that someone is unlikely to be successful

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