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absurdly
[ ab-surd, -zurd-lee]

adverb
in an absurd way; ridiculously.
He brags absurdly about his horse.

Quasi-spiritual
adjective.
of, relating to, or consisting of spirit; incorporeal. of or relating to the spirit or soul, as
distinguished from the physical nature: a spiritual approach to life.

Quasi-
combining form
seemingly; apparently but not really.

Since my father was in the military for twenty-five years, he treats our home like it is a quasi-base
camp.

intangible
[ in-tan-juh-buhl ]

adjective

not tangible; incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch, as


incorporeal or immaterial things; impalpable.
While emotions can be expressed, they are intangible because they cannot be physically touched.
Final nail
idiom

an event that causes the failure of something that had already started to fail.
This latest evidence could be the final nail in the coffin for Jackson's case.

naively
[ nah-eev -lee]

adverb
in a way that shows a lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment.
I naively thought having wealth would bring happiness.

A pit in (your) stomach


phrase. If you have a feeling in the pit of your stomach, you have a tight or sick feeling
in your stomach, usually because you are afraid or anxious.

I got a sick feeling/a knot in the pit of my stomach when the news of


the attack was announced.
intermediation
[ in-ter-mee-dee-ey-shuhn]

noun

the process by which money that has been invested in a bank, etc. is lent to people, companies, etc.
who want to borrow it:

Our aim is
to bring about enhanced financial intermediation through stable and sustaina
ble interest rates.

mitigation
[ mit-i-gey-shuhn ]

noun

 reducing risk of loss from the occurrence of any undesirable event.


They also point out that some mitigation banking efforts have failed.

Silver bullet
something that acts as a magical weapon especially : one that instantly solves a long-standing
problem.
There is no silver bullet for this problem.

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