Vocabulary

• dating apps: Mobile applications designed to facilitate online dating and connections between individuals seeking romantic relationships.
• cope with: To deal successfully with a difficult situation.
• left out: To forget; omit
• on top of that: In addition to something already mentioned; furthermore.
• or simply: Alternatively; in a more straightforward way.
• have against: Hold a grudge or dislike towards someone.
• such as: For example; like
• for instance: As an example.
• at least: As a minimum
• shut out: To prevent from entering; keep out of relationship
• go out: To leave a building (e.g. a house)
• along with: In addition to; together with.
• for example: As an illustration or instance.
• result in: To cause or produce as a consequence.
• reach out: To attempt to communicate with someone.
• step to: To approach someone or something, often with a specific purpose.
• at large: (of a person or animal, especially one that is dangerous) not captured; free.
• in every way: In all manners or respects; completely.
• of course: Sure ; Certainly
• smoke and mirrors
• in mind: Being aware of or considering something.
• care of: Used in an address to indicate the person who will receive the mail for someone else.
• perceive: To notice or become aware of something
• pandemic: (of a disease) existing in almost all of an area or in almost all of a group of people, animals, or plants
• empathy: Understanding how other people feel/suffer
• deserve: To be worthy of, e.g. getting praise or attention
• crisis: Unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
• tackle: To start working on a difficult problem
• average: Total of numbers divided by the number of items
• instance: An example of something; case
• consider: To think carefully about something
• develop: To explain something in steps and in detail
• express: To send something by fast mail
• reality: What is true, as opposed to what is imagined
• frustration: Annoyance because things don't go the way you want
• psychologist: An expert who studies the mind and behavior
• encourage: To increase the chance of something happening
• cope: To deal with something in spite of difficulties
• odd: Being unmatched with someone or something
• escape: Act to briefly ignoring boring or bad things
• irony: Quality of being funny because it is the opposite
• dramatic: Gripping the attention; causing an effect
• addiction: Lack of control the overuse of something e.g. drugs
• stack: A large number or amount of something
• attractive: Making you like them, as by being good-looking
• explain: To make clear or easy to understand by describing
• compare: To consider how similar and different things are
• initiate: To cause something to begin
• result: Something produced through tests or experiments
• secure: To get or achieve something with certainty
• seek: To ask someone for help
• survey: Broad view or general description of something
• rate: To assess something or consider its qualities
• deem: To judge something to be a certain thing, way
• doom: Certain of the failure or destruction of
• article: Word such as 'a', 'an', or 'the' used before nouns
• analyze: To study carefully to find out the meaning of
• scroll: To move up and down a computer screen
• leave: To go away from; depart
• platform: Flat, raised structure that people stand on
• social: Involving activity with people, e.g. in free time
• unrealistic: Not seeing or interpreting things as they are
• digital: Using electronic signals or computers
• ratio: The relationship in relative size, etc.
• frustrate: To make annoyed because things don't go well
• lot: What happens to a person in life from chance; fate
• exacerbate: To increase the severity or bitterness of
• amplify: To increase the effect of something
• support: To give assistance or advice to someone
• usage: Amount something is used
• modern: Of the present time; up to date; contemporary
• argue: To fight or disagree over something
• chance: The way something happens without planning
• internalize: To accept attitudes, behavior as part of yourself
• fail: To be unsuccessful in passing a class or exam
• loneliness: State of feeling sad because you are alone
• porn: Short for pornography
• burnout: When you get exhausted from the effort of your job
• datum: Item of factual information
• ugly: (E.g. of a situation) bad; likely to turn nasty
• hinge: To be dependent on or caused by
• worsen: To make or become worse
• dependence: Relying on someone for (e.g. financial) support
• tinder: Material for starting a fire
• pew: Long bench, usually used in churches