affable (adj)
/ˈafəb(ə)l/
friendly, social, easy going
bureaucracy (n)
/ˌbjʊ(ə)ˈrɒkrəsi/
- A system of government in which most of the important decisions are taken by state officials rather than by elected representatives (quan liêu)
- Excessively complicated administrative procedure
degradation (n)
/ˌdɛɡrəˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/
deprivation, poverty, debasement
The condition or process of degrading or being degraded
eulogy (n)
/ˈjuːlədʒi/
A speech or piece of writing that praises someone or something highly, especially a tribute to someone who has just died
hypochondriac (n)
/hʌɪpə(ʊ)ˈkɒndrɪak/
a person obsessed with health, having imaginary illnesses
deprivation (n)
/dɛprɪˈveɪʃ(ə)n/
The damaging lack of material benefits considered to be basic necessities in a society
poverty (n)
/ˈpɒvəti/
- The state of being extremely poor
2. The state of being inferior in quality or insufficient in amount
debase (v)
/dɪˈbeɪs/
Reduce (something) in quality or value; degrade
inferior (adj)
/ɪnˈfɪərɪə/
Lower in rank, status, or quality
bizarre (adj)
/bɪˈzɑː/
Very strange or unusual
