unit 1
engaging in
taking part in something
relentless
continuing without stopping
merits
good things/ value
mavens
people who know a lot about soemthing
skeptical
with doubt
multitasking
doing different things at the same time
intrusive
affecting someone life in an annoying way
handicap
disadvantage
vandalism
damaging things that belong to others
hard-bitten
tough/ experienced
devoting
giving your time or effort for an activity or purpose
slippery slop
a bad situation or habit that, after it has started, is likely to get very much worse
misattribution
false assumption
word of mouth
people telling people
abundance
a large quantity of something (more than enough)
compulsiveness
inability to control certain behavior
erosion
the process of being destroyed by the action of wind, rain, etc.
standoffish
unfriendly
turn the tide
change the trend of events
caught off guard
surprised
bombarded with
attacked by a lot of information, data, or questions
pull the wool over someone's eyes
to trick or deceive someone/ to hide the truth from someone
wallflower
people who stay by themselves in social events
profiled
described
acute
bad situation