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Science

What to do with our days - When wielded correctly, boredom can be a powerful tool

wield v.

do sth. out of sheer boredom

record-breaking

confront v.

lament v.

drab adj.

drab food/color/clothes

tedious adj.

intense adj.

intense hatred/pain/flavour/competition/cold

relieve v.

relieve the burden/pressure/pain/congestion

relieve oneself

adrift adj.

inescapable adj.

intriguing adj.

clinical adj.

stem from

monotony n.

monopoly

monologue

monotonous

monolingual

optimal/optimum adj.

rigorous adj.

proneness n.

prone adj.

empirical adj.

ultimately adv.

finally

eventually

inaction n.

novel adj.

rewarding adj.

mink n.

any and all

assure v.

aversive adj.

predator n.

propel v.

self-regulatory adj.

pit

learning agent

swipe v./n.

swipe a card

heed v./n.

tempting adj.

brush away

skeptical adj.

duly adv.

in its infancy

remedy n./v.

occurrence n.

take pains to do sth.

consistent with

draw from

synthesis n.

synthetic adj