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Corona Virus DC
Vocabulary from "Our Future After Coronavirus"
Term | Definition |
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far-ranging | (adjective) covering a wide scope, affects a lot of different areas |
shatter | (verb) to break into a multitude of small pieces |
competence | (noun) the ability to do something successfully or efficiently. |
apparent | (adjective) clearly visible or understood; obvious. |
to farm out | (verb) to outsource work, production, etc. to another person or place |
to bypass | (verb) to avoid something |
gun-shy | (adjective) nervous or apprehensive |
redundancy | (noun) being neither needed nor useful. |
to decouple | (verb) separate, disengage, or dissociate (something) from something else. |
prevalent | (adjective) widespread in a particular area or at a particular time. |
Sino-American | (adjective) of or relating to diplomatic relations between China and the United States of America |
hardheaded | (adjective) stubborn |
to conjure | (verb) to come up with / to invent |
to come out of one's shell | (expression) to open up, to no longer be shy |
to loathe | (verb) to hate something severely |
haphazard | (adjective) without organization or structure |
to tarnish | (verb) make or become less valuable or respected. |
to usher in + something | (verb) cause or mark the start of something new. |