agenda
Pronunciation:/əˈdʒɛndə/
• a list of items to be discussed at a formal meeting:
Ex: The question of nuclear weapons had been removed from the agenda
• a plan of things to be done or problems to be resolved:
Ex: He vowed to put jobs at the top of his agenda
procrastination (Sự trì hoãn)
Pronunciation:/prə(ʊ)ˌkrastɪˈneɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
The action of delaying or postponing something:
Ex: Your first tip is to avoid procrastination
Phrases: procrastination is the thief of time
proverb if you delay doing something, it will take longer to do later on:
Ex: Maybe TV and procrastination really are the thieves of time
inevitable (không thể tránh được, chắc chắn xảy ra)
Pronunciation:/ɪnˈɛvɪtəb(ə)l/
adjective
• certain to happen; unavoidable:
Ex: War was inevitable
• informal so frequently experienced or seen that it is completely predictable:
Ex: The inevitable letter from the bank
noun
(the inevitable)
• a situation that is unavoidable:
Ex: By the morning he had accepted the inevitable
distractor (Những thông tin thừa thải)
Pronunciation:/dɪˈstraktə/
noun
• a person or thing that distracts:
Ex: The visual channel is capable of being a powerful distractor
• an incorrect option in a multiple choice question:
Ex: Four pictures, three of which are distractors
extravagance (lãng phí, hoang phí)
Pronunciation:/ɪkˈstravəg(ə)ns, ɛk-/
noun
• lack of restraint in spending money or using resources:
Ex: His reckless extravagance with other people’s money
• [count noun] a thing on which too much money has been spent or which has used up too many resources:
Ex: Shark fin is an unnecessary extravagance
• excessive elaboration:
Ex: The extravagance of the decor.
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