English Quiz (The Subtle Art...) Part 46

'biased' Meaning

• based on false beliefs or imaginary things, rather than reason or scientific knowledge

• showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions; preferring or disliking someone or something more than someone or something else, in a way that means that they are treated unfairly; giving results that are not accurate because information has not been collected correctly

• an untidy and confused mixture of things, feelings, or ideas; things you no longer want that are sold at a jumble sale

'jumble' Meaning

• showing an unreasonable like or dislike for a person based on personal opinions; preferring or disliking someone or something more than someone or something else, in a way that means that they are treated unfairly; giving results that are not accurate because information has not been collected correctly

• based on false beliefs or imaginary things, rather than reason or scientific knowledge

• an untidy and confused mixture of things, feelings, or ideas; things you no longer want that are sold at a jumble sale

'woo-woo' Meaning

• based on false beliefs or imaginary things, rather than reason or scientific knowledge

• to discover the meaning of something written badly or in a difficult or hidden way; to discover the meaning of something hard to understand or which contains a hidden message

• (especially of machines) to make a low, soft, continuous sound;the sound or act of a machine making a low, soft, continuous sound

'preordain' Meaning

• If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move; to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion; to move or cause someone or something to move

• a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad

• (especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled

'harbinger' Meaning

• (especially of a power thought to be greater than ordinary people) to decide or fix what will happen in a way that cannot be changed or controlled

• a person or thing that shows that something is going to happen soon, especially something bad

• If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move; to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion; to move or cause someone or something to move

'budge' Meaning

• If something will not budge or you cannot budge it, it will not move; to change your opinion or to make someone change their opinion; to move or cause someone or something to move

• perfectly or completely

• a person who is extremely interested in something, to a degree that some people find unreasonable; a person whose strong admiration for something is extreme and unreasonable