# 5 What makes a good life

1. hindsight : the ability to understand a situation only after it has happened

➤ It is easy to criticize others when you have the benefit of hindsight.

2. opposite : as different as possible from something

➤ I watched them leave and then drove off in the opposite direction.

3. dedicate : to give all your attention and effort to one particular thing

➤ He dedicated his life to helping the poor.

4. decline : to gradually become less, worse, or lower

➤ The economy has declined sharply in recent years.

5. divorce : the legal ending of a marriage

➤ The last I heard they were getting a divorce.

6. magnify : to make something look bigger than it really is, example by using a lens or microscope

➤ The results of economic mismanagement were magnified by a series of natural disasters.

7. well-being : the state of feeling healthy and happy

➤ Physical and emotional well-being are closely linked.

8. grudge : a feeling of dislike for someone because you cannot forget that they harmed you in the past

➤ He has a grudge against the world.

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