The document defines and explains 55 words related to politics, society, psychology, and other domains. Some of the words discussed include exorbitant, whimsical, exacerbate, bellicose, cathartic, prudent, obstreperous, alibi, endowed, multitude, recede, round-surrounds, like-minded, ambivalent, eyesores, gatecrashers, persecution, recompense, propensity, incongruous, vehemently, inherent, destitute, dejected, deplore, amiss, commensurate, abstinence, concrete, cease-and-desist, dewy-eyed, impediment, objectify, privation, deadlock
The document defines and explains 55 words related to politics, society, psychology, and other domains. Some of the words discussed include exorbitant, whimsical, exacerbate, bellicose, cathartic, prudent, obstreperous, alibi, endowed, multitude, recede, round-surrounds, like-minded, ambivalent, eyesores, gatecrashers, persecution, recompense, propensity, incongruous, vehemently, inherent, destitute, dejected, deplore, amiss, commensurate, abstinence, concrete, cease-and-desist, dewy-eyed, impediment, objectify, privation, deadlock
The document defines and explains 55 words related to politics, society, psychology, and other domains. Some of the words discussed include exorbitant, whimsical, exacerbate, bellicose, cathartic, prudent, obstreperous, alibi, endowed, multitude, recede, round-surrounds, like-minded, ambivalent, eyesores, gatecrashers, persecution, recompense, propensity, incongruous, vehemently, inherent, destitute, dejected, deplore, amiss, commensurate, abstinence, concrete, cease-and-desist, dewy-eyed, impediment, objectify, privation, deadlock
The document defines and explains 55 words related to politics, society, psychology, and other domains. Some of the words discussed include exorbitant, whimsical, exacerbate, bellicose, cathartic, prudent, obstreperous, alibi, endowed, multitude, recede, round-surrounds, like-minded, ambivalent, eyesores, gatecrashers, persecution, recompense, propensity, incongruous, vehemently, inherent, destitute, dejected, deplore, amiss, commensurate, abstinence, concrete, cease-and-desist, dewy-eyed, impediment, objectify, privation, deadlock
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1.ex�tor�tion�ate:(of a price) much too high; exorbitant.
2.whimsical: playfully quaint or fanciful, especially in an appealing and amusing
way.
3.excerbate:make sth worse.
4.bellicose-bellicosity:aggressive
5.cathartic=placatory
6reiterate:recapitulate
7heretofore:before now
8whence:from which;as a consequence of which
9.Prudent:acting with or showing care and thought for the future.
10.obstreperous:noisy and difficult to control./rebellious,disorderly
11.ar�id:of a land or climate:dry,having little rain,incompetent to provide
vegetable with essential minerals necessary to grow.
12.al�i�bi:a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place. ---"she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening"
13.ENDOW/BE ENDOWED WITH:provide with a quality, ability, or asset.
14.A MULTITUDE OF: A NUMBER OF/A LOT OF
15.RECEDE-->RECESSION
16.ROUND-SURROUNDS
17.LIKE-MINDED:HAVING THE SAME TASTE...
18.am�biv�a�lent:having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or
someone.
19.Hippocampus is a complex brain structure embedded deep into temporal lobe
20.eyesores:a thing that is very ugly, especially a building that disfigures a
landscape.
21.keystone
22.gatecrashers:khach ko moi
23:persecution:unfair or cruel treatment over a long period of time because of
race, religion, or political beliefs:
24rec�om�pense:make amends to (someone) for loss or harm suffered; compensate.
25propensity=predisposition:having a natural tendency to behave in a particular
way
26in�con�gru�ous:not in harmony or keeping with the surroundings or other aspects
of something.
27ve�he�ment�ly:in a forceful, passionate, or intense manner; with great feeling.
28.in�her�ent:existing in something as a permanent, essential, or characteristic
attribute.
29.destitute:---without the basic necessities of life.
31.deplore: feel or express strong disapproval of (something).
32.amiss(a);not quite right; inappropriate or out of place.
(adv):wrongly or inappropriately. 33.commensurate:corresponding in size or degree; in proportion.
34.abstinence:the fact or practice of restraining oneself from indulging in
something, typically alcohol.=abstain
35.concrete:existing in a material or physical form; not abstract.
36.cease-and-desist:denoting a legally enforceable order from a court or government
agency directing someone to stop engaging in a particular activity.
37.dewy-eyed:having eyes that are wet with tears because you feel emotional
38.impediment:a hindrance or obstruction in doing something.
-----"a serious impediment to scientific progress"
38.Objectify: ---degrade to the status of a mere object. ---express (something abstract) in a concrete form.
39.privation: ----a state in which things that are essential for human well-being such as food and warmth are scarce or lacking.=deprivation ----the loss or absence of a quality or attribute that is normally present.
40.deadlock:a situation, typically one involving opposing parties, in which no
progress can be made. ---"an attempt to break the deadlock" cause (a situation or opposing parties) to come to a point where no progress can be made because of fundamental disagreement.
41.intrapersonal: taking place within one person's self or mind
42.yes-man:a weak person who always agrees with their political leader or their superior at work.
43.open-and-shut:An open-and-shut problem or legal matter is easy to prove or
answer
44.streamline/aerodynamic :design or provide with a form that presents very little
resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement.
45.interplay: the ways in which two or more things, groups, etc affect each other when they happen or exist together. 46.discrepancy:a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts.
47:con�de�scend�ing:having or showing a feeling of patronizing superiority.
48.superflous:unnecessary, especially through being more than enough.
49plat�i�tude:a remark or statement, especially one with a moral content, that has been used too often to be interesting or thoughtful.
50.polarise:separate into 2 parts
51.cascade:a process whereby something, typically information or knowledge, is
successively passed on. ---"the greater the number of people who are well briefed, the wider the cascade effect" 52.in the grip of:dominated or affected by something undesirable or adverse. ---"people caught in the grip of a drug problem"
53.perilous: full of risk and danger
exposed to imminent risk 54.doom-laden
55.pertinent:relevant or applicable to a particular matter; apposite.
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