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Reading Glossary
“A Hectic Life Downsized”
(Unit 4, page 46)
executive: someone in charge of a company
spacious: with a lot of space
juggle: do many things at the same time
increasingly: more and more
deserved: should have
contribute: participate in or donate time to help
inspired: interested; excited
stressful: that makes one nervous or anxious
non-profit: whose purpose isn’t to make money
significant: large
salary: the money one is paid for work
in control of her life: able to decide how to spend her time
be involved in: participate in
downsizing: making smaller and less complicated
daily routine: activities performed every day
values: the ideas or concepts one believes are important
stretching yourself too thin: doing so much you can’t do anything well aren’t consistent with: don’t support
delegate: assign tasks to others
guard: protect
struggling with: trying to do something you can’t do easily
hire: choose and pay someone for a job
commit yourself: agree to do something
firmly: clearly and definitively