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singleminded
singlemindedadjective
/ˌsɪŋɡəlˈmaɪndɪd/

Very focused; having a single goal, purpose, or idea.

"Maria was singleminded in her pursuit of a medical degree, studying every day for hours. "

jihad
jihadnoun
/dʒəˈhɑːd/

A personal spiritual struggle for self-improvement and/or against evil.

switch on
/swɪtʃ ɒn/ /swɪtʃ ɔːn/

To change one's expression or appearance as if by turning a switch

borderline
/ˈbɔːrdərˌlaɪn/ /ˈbɔːrdərlaɪn/

An individual who has borderline personality disorder.

sleep
sleepverb
/sliːp/ /slip/

To rest in a state of reduced consciousness.

"You should sleep 8 hours a day."

emporium
/ɛmˈpɔː.ɹi.əm/ /ɛmˈpɔ.ɹi.əm/

(by extension) The brain.

"My brain, my emporium of knowledge, was struggling to remember the capital of France. "

truth serum
/ˈtruθ ˌsɪrəm/

A psychoactive medication, especially one administered by injection, which supposedly renders a person cooperative and disposed to respond honestly to questions.

seize on
/ˈsiːz ɒn/ /ˈsiːz ɔn/

To take up, embrace, enact, or turn eagerly to (a plan, idea, ideology, cause, practice, method, etc.); to grasp, understand, and accept quickly; to adopt wholeheartedly or vigorously.

jangled
/ˈdʒæŋɡəld/ /ˈdʒæŋɡəɫd/

To irritate.

braid
braidnoun
/bɹeɪd/

A fancy; freak; caprice.

drippy
drippyadjective
/ˈdrɪpi/

Maudlin, tiresome or annoying;

believing
/bɪˈliːvɪŋ/ /bəˈliːvɪŋ/

To accept as true, particularly without absolute certainty (i.e., as opposed to knowing)

fantasiser
/fænˈtæsɪzər/ /fænˈtæsʌɪzər/

Someone who indulges themselves in fantasies

cord
cordnoun
/kɔːd/ /kɔɹd/

Any influence by which persons are caught, held, or drawn, as if by a cord.

curbed
curbedadjective
/kɜːrbd/ /kɝbd/

Restrained

sloughs of despond
/ˈslaʊz əv dɪˈspɑnd/ /ˈslʌfs əv dɪˈspɑnd/

A state of disheartening hopelessness.

recall
recallnoun
/rɪˈkɔl/

The action or fact of calling someone or something back.

depersonalized
/diːˈpɜːrsənəlaɪzd/ /diːˈpɜːrsn̩əlaɪzd/

To remove a sense of personal identity or individual character from something.

non-judgemental
/ˌnɒn dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl/ /ˌnɑːn dʒʌdʒˈmɛntəl/

Without making judgements, especially those based upon personal ethics or opinions

somaesthetic
somaestheticadjective
/ˌsoʊməɛˈsθɛtɪk/ /ˌsɒməɛˈsθɛtɪk/

Of or relating to somaesthetics.