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Vocabulary - How Dressing Up Can Make Us Happy
Vocabulary - How Dressing Up Can Make Us Happy
[ ig-zoo-ber-uhns ]
Noun
the quality of being full of energy, excitement, and cheerfulness; ebullience.
Dean smiled at Fred's exuberance but didn't contradict him.
albeit
[ awl-bee-it ]
Conjunction
lo-fi
low-fi
/ (ˈləʊˈfaɪ) /
Lo-fi (short for low-fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded
as imperfections of a recording or performance are audible, sometimes as a deliberate aesthetic
choice.
Their songs are precision-engineered chunks of magnificent lo-fi pop driven along by the pair of
powerhouse drummers.
resonance
[ rez-uh-nuhns ]
noun
the quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating.
The resonance in the singer's deep voice made the song sound more powerful.
menial
[ mee-nee-uhl, meen-yuhl ]
adjective
(of work) not requiring much skill and lacking prestige.
Everyone was surprised to see the company president doing menial labor he could easily pass on to
one of his employees.
turmoil
[ tur-moil ]
noun
a state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
There was turmoil in her pale blue eyes.
catharsis
[ kuh-thahr-sis ]
noun
the process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed
emotions.
Music is a means of catharsis for them.
rummage
[ ruhm-ij ]
verb
adjective
capable of working successfully; feasible.
The proposed investment was economically viable.