This post gives some useful vocabulary about the topic "Immortality or Just Almost: Your Plan for an Eternal Life"
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This post gives some useful vocabulary about the topic "Immortality or Just Almost: Your Plan for an Eternal Life"
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Beginner Level (Essential & Common Words) These are basic words needed to form simple, clear sentences about the topic. • Live / Life: To be alive; the state of being alive. • Forever / Never-ending: For all time, without end. • Time: The continuous passage of existence. • Death / Die: The end of life. • Young / Old: Having lived for a short/long time. • Change: To become different. • Learn: To gain knowledge or skill. • See / Watch: To use your eyes to look at something. • Future: The time that is to come. • World / Earth: The planet we live on. • People / Person: Human beings. • Family / Friends: People you are connected to. • Happy / Sad: Basic emotions. • Boring / Interesting: Causing feelings of boredom or interest. • Problem: A matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful. • Idea / Think: A thought or suggestion; to have an opinion. • Good / Bad: Positive or negative qualities. • Want / Need: To desire or require something. • Big / Small: Large or little in size. Example Sentence (Beginner): "If I could live forever, I would learn many things and see the future."
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Intermediate Level (More Descriptive & Specific) These words allow for more detailed and nuanced expressions. • Immortal / Immortality: (The state of) living forever. • Eternal / Eternity: Lasting or existing forever; infinite time. • Aging / To age: The process of growing old. • Infinite / Limitless: Without end or limit. • Lonely / Loneliness: Sadness because one has no friends or company. • Skill / Talent: The ability to do something well. • Goal / Purpose: The object of a person's ambition or effort; a reason for being. • Experience (v/n): To encounter or live through an event; the event itself. • Relationship / Connection: The way in which people are connected. • Society / Community: A group of people living together in a ordered community. • Memory / Memories: Something remembered from the past. • Loss / Grief: The fact or process of losing someone; deep sorrow. • Burden / Challenge: A heavy load or a difficult task. • Opportunity / Chance: A time or set of circumstances that makes it possible to do something. • Meaning / Significance: The purpose or importance of something. • Wealth / Resources: A large amount of money and valuable possessions; available assets. • Overpopulation: The condition of having a population so dense as to cause environmental deterioration. • Explore / Discovery: To travel in search of new things; the act of finding something new. • Master (v): To acquire complete knowledge or skill in a subject. Example Sentence (Intermediate): "While immortality seems like an amazing opportunity, the loneliness from watching everyone you know die could be a heavy burden."
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Advanced Level (Sophisticated & Philosophical) These words are for complex, abstract, and philosophical discussions about the implications. • Philosophical / Philosophy: Relating to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. • Existential / Existentialism: Concerned with existence, especially human existence as viewed by existentialism (the belief that we create our own meaning). • Ethical / Ethical dilemma: Relating to moral principles; a complex situation involving a conflict between moral imperatives. • Psychological / Psyche: Relating to the mind; the human soul, mind, or spirit. • Stagnation / To stagnate: The state of not moving, changing, or developing. • Apathy / Apathetic: Lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern. • Novelty / Novel: The quality of being new, original, or unusual. • Perspective / Viewpoint: A particular attitude or way of regarding something. • Paradox / Paradoxical: A seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that may be true. • Transient / Transience: Lasting only for a short time; impermanent. • Legacy / Heritage: Something handed down from the past. • Consciousness / Sentience: The state of being aware and able to think; the capacity to feel. • Utilitarian / Pragmatic: Focused on what is practical and useful rather than attractive or emotional. • Dystopian / Utopian: Relating to an imagined state or society where there is great suffering or injustice (dystopian) or where everything is perfect (utopian). • Consequence / Ramification: A result or effect, typically one that is unwelcome or complex. • Motivation / Drive: The reason or reasons for acting or behaving in a particular way. • Finite / Mortality: Having limits; bounded. (Mortality is the state of being subject to death). • Ennui: A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of excitement or activity (a more sophisticated word for boredom). • Ephemeral: Lasting for a very short time. Example Sentence (Advanced): "From a philosophical perspective, the paradox of immortality is that the transient nature of life is what gives it significance; without death, we might succumb to apathy and stagnation."
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