Smart Vocabulary | English Words

PRUDENCE n.📖 behaviour that is careful and avoids risks📌🎧 Western businessmen are showing remarkable prudence in investing in the region. 💁‍♂️📌 But what passion was there in a life lived with prudence?📌 The need for prudence was not what they found most burdensome.Translate

BURDENSOME adj.📖 formal causing worry, difficulty or hard work📌🎧 The load was too burdensome. 🏋️📌 He is ready for the more burdensome necessities of the job.📌 It's really burdensome to have many children.Translate

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VICE n.📖 a moral fault or weakness in a person’s character📌🎧 The fight against vice on the streets 🦹📌 Though it had some bugs, GTA Vice City was one of the most fun games out there.📌 Greed, pride, envy, and lust are considered to be vices.Translate

LUST n.📖 a very powerful feeling of wanting something📌🎧 My feelings for Lauren were pure lust. 🫦📌 Many people confuse lust with love.📌 They support the greed and lust for power of the banks.Translate

GREED n.📖 a very strong wish for more money, power, etc. than a person needs📌🎧 He looked at the gold with greedy eyes.🤑📌 There is a sufficiency in the world for man's need, but not for man's greed.📌 Greed and envy won't get you far in lifeTranslate

ENVY v./n.📖 the feeling of wanting smth that somebody else has📌🎧 Colleagues were envious of her success 🙎‍♀️📌 He couldn't conceal his envy of me.📌 Her luxurious lifestyle and personal ostentation were both hated and envied.Translate

OSTENTATION n.📖 people showing how rich or clever they are, in order to impress other people📌🎧 Her lifestyle was remarkably free from ostentation. 🤷📌 Today unnecessary luxury is usually seen as ostentation.📌 Choose a life of action, not one of ostentation.Translate

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OBNOXIOUS adj.📖 very unpleasant or rude📌🎧 She’s really obnoxious.👺 📌 Mosquitoes are some of the most obnoxious pests. 📌 You probably encountered people with obnoxious behavior.Translate

ENCOUNTER v.📖meet someone unexpectedly; experience smth unpleasant📌🎧I first encountered him when studying at Cambridge🙋‍♂️📌 They were shocked by the hostility they encountered.📌 If you undertake the project, you will encounter difficulties.Translate

UNDERTAKE v.📖 begin to do smth that will take a long time or be difficult; promise that we will do smth📌🎧 He undertook to edit the text himself.📝📌 I want you to undertake all the arrangements.📌 The task was formidable but has been undertaken well.Translate

FORMIDABLE adj.📖 very powerful or impressive, and often frightening📌🎧 The building is grey, formidable. 🏢📌 A good head and a good heart are always a formidable combination.📌 The customer is faced with a formidable array of products.Translate

ARRAY n.📖 a large group of things or people📌🎧 There was a vast array of colours to choose from. 🎨📌 The store offers a bewildering array of garden tools.📌 The food court had an array of delectable dishes from all over the world.Translate

DELECTABLE adj.📖 extremely pleasant to taste or smell📌🎧 Delectable smells rose from the kitchen. 🤤📌 Today the delectable seafood is no longer available in abundance.📌 Which European country is known for its delectable chocolates and rich banks? 🇨🇭Translate