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Corona Virus DC
Vocabulary from "Our Future After Coronavirus"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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. |