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Vocab
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| faltered | Start to lose strength or momentum: "her smile faltered"; "his faltering career". Speak or move in a hesitant or unsteady manner. |
| vigorous | strong, healthy, and full of energy. |
| monotonous | dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. |
| rigorous | Extremely thorough, exhaustive, or accurate |
| caliber | The quality of someone's character or the level of someone's ability. |
| fortitude | strength of mind; guts |
| vindictive | someone who is out for revenge |
| jovial | someone who is happy and cheerful |
| benevolent | Characterized by or suggestive of doing good. |
| vigilant | staying watchful and alert to danger or trouble |
| trepidation | A feeling of fear or agitation about something that may happen. |
| scapegoat | a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place. |
| trajectory | The curved path something takes as it moves through space. |
| brazen | bold and without shame |
| permeate | spread throughout something |
| indicative | a type of behavior that gives a suggestion or shows something |
| hypothetical | of, based on, or serving as a hypothesis |
| ephemeral | lasting for a very short time |
| abstract | existing in thought or as an idea but not having a physical or concrete existence |
| impending | about to happen |
| reification | to make something abstract more concrete or real |
| ramification | a consequence of an action or event. an effect that came from a specific action. |
| abrasive | something that is harsh or rough, often to an unpleasant degree |
| shortcoming | a fault or failure to meet a certain standard |
| habitual | done or doing constantly as by habit |
| homage | special honor or respect shown publicly |
| quintessential | something that is the typical example of a particular person or characteristic |
| ideology | belief that guides an individual or group |
| radical | who goes against social norms and who often advocates social change |
| eccentric | irregular, erratic. someone or something that is different or behaves in an unconventional way. |
| erratic | something that is not consistent or is lacking in a fixed course |
| unconventional | someone or something that deviates from the norm or accepted standard |
| obsolete | fallin into disuse |
| enfranchise | to grant a franchise to, to admit citizenship |
| abolitionist | a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the uS |
| puritan | A person who is strict in moral or religious matters, often excessively so. |
| anthology | a book that has a large collection of writings in similar form, from a similar time, or about a similar subject matter but by various authors |
| colonial | related to the 13 original colonies or characteristic of the styles of this period in history |
| anthropology | the study of various elements of humans, including biology and culture, in order to understand human origin and the evolution of various beliefs and social customs |
| subordinate | someone who is lower in rank to another or subject to another's control |
| patrionizing | To treat in a condescending manner. |
| hierarchy | a system or organization in which people or groups are ranked one above the other according to status or authority |
| demographics | statistical data relating to the population and particular groups within it |
| speculation | the act of formulating an opinion or theory without fully researching or investigating |
| speculate | to hypothesize or come up with a theory about something but not a full tested or researched answer. |
| nomadic | a person or people who are part of a group or tribe that moves from place to place without a permanent home |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
| analogy | a comparison made to show such a similarity |
| metaphor | something used, or regarded as being used, to represent something else; emblem; symbol. |
| applicable | relevant |
| relative | something having, or standing in, some relation to something else. |
| paradox | something that seems contradictory or unbelievable, but may or may not be true. |
| paradigm | a widely accepted example, belief or concept |
| paragon | a model or excellence or perfection |
| taboo | a social or religious custom prohibiting or forbidding discussion of a particular practice or forbidding association with a particular person, place, or thing. |
| sexuality | capacity for sexual feelings |
| ostracize | exclude someone from a society or group |
| objectify | turn something that isn't an object into an object |
| commodified | becoming one with an article of trade or commerce, especially a product as distinguished from a service. |
| incentive | a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something |
| controversial | giving rise or likely to give rise to public disagreement |
| anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
| satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc. |
| archetype | a very typical example of a certain person or thing |
| credulous | gullible |
| ostentatious | characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in attempt to impress others; an ostentatious dresser |
| pretentious | characterized by assumption of dignity or importance |
| conspicuous | easily seen or noticed, observable |
| integrity | adherence to moral and ethical principals; soundness of moral character; honesty |
| dignity | a sign or token of respect; nobility or elevation of character; worthiness |
| facade | an artificial front or appearance by someone |
| existential | of or relating to existence |
| arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system |
| conviction | a fixed or firm belief |
| ulterior | existing beyond what is obvious or admitted; intentionally hidden |
| socialism | a political and economic theory of social organization that advocates that the means of production, distribution, and exchange should be owned or regulated by the community as a whole. |
| evade | escape or avoid, esp. by cleverness or trickery. |
| decorums | behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety. |
| propriety | the state or quality of conforming to conventionally accepted standards of behavior or morals |
| overt | done or shown openly; not secret or hidden |
| misogynist | a man who hates women |
| martyr | a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs |
| prognostics | to foretell or predict, especially from signs or indications; omen |
| gondola | a long narrow boat for a few passengers used on the canals of Venice |
| conjecture | an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information |
| inextricable | impossible to separate |
| extricate | to set free |
| subsistence | The action or fact of maintaining or supporting oneself at a minimum level. |
| commerce | the buying and selling goods on a large scale or social relations |
| dissonance | tension or disharmony |
| cerebral | something having to do with the brain |
| celestial | relating to the sky or heavens or the spiritual heaven |
| eradicate | to completely destroy or wipe something out |
| awry | something that does not go the way it is supposed to go or is not the way it should be. |
| stigma | A mark of disgrace associated with a particular circumstance, quality, or person: "the stigma of mental disorder". |
| stigmatized | Described or regarded as worthy of disgrace or great disapproval: |
| capitalism | an economic system in which the means of production and distribution are privately or corporately owned and the operations are funded by profits. |
| nationalism | being devoted to your country, or the feeling that nations should act independently instead of working together. |
| liberalism | a political philosophy advocating personal freedom for the individual, democratic forms of government, gradual reform in political and social institutions, etc |
| right wing politics | an outlook or specific position that accepts or supports social hierarchy or social inequality. |
| left wing politics | an outlook or specific position that accepts or supports social equality, often in opposition to social hierarchy and social inequality. |
| ineffable | something that is not able to be expressed. etc: overwhelming sadness that one does not know how to show. |
| susceptible | easily affected or easily influenced |
| receptive | someone who is open and willing to receive something or to hear or learn something new |
| utilitarianism | a philosophy or belief suggesting that an action is morally right if the majority of people benefit from it. |
| vindicated | cleared from blame. to have been justified in one’s belief or opinion. |
| indigenous | something or someone who is native to an area or who naturally belongs there |
| retrospect | a review; looking back on something that has happened in the past |
| equanimity | being calm and maintaing your emotions, especially in bad situations |
| sublime | Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe |
| cohesive | two or more people or things that stick together. |
| quasi- | having some resemblance: "A quasi success" |
| virtuous | someone or something who is moral |
| virtue | A quality considered morally good or desirable in a person |
| superimposed | Place or lay (one thing) over another, typically so that both are still evident. |
| cynical | believing that people only do things to serve their own needs. |
| volatile | changeable |
| fickle | changing your mind easily and often |
| banter | a playful conversation |
| perogative | exclusive right or privilege; distinctively superior advantage |
| juxtapose | the act of placing two things side by side for comparison. |
| exposition | a public show of art, cars or any other sort of product. a piece of writing with facts and ideas. |
| aloof | a distance, either physically or mentally. |
| demeanor | the way a person behaves |
| tentative | not definite or final |
| lobbyist | a person whose job it is to convince legislatures or politicians to vote a certain way. |
| implicit | something that is suggested or implied but not ever clearly said. |
| idealized | to make ideal; think of or represent as ideal; regard or show as perfect or more nearly perfect than is true |
| generalize | to base statements based on the bigger picture than on smaller details. |
| generalization | a broad statement or idea that applies to a lot of people or situations |
| mundane | someone or something that is typical or ordinary. |
| monotonous | dull, tedious, and repetitious; lacking in variety and interest. |
| meticulous | showing great attention to detail; very careful and precise |
| meta- | a person or thing that is more than usual or that goes above and beyond. |
| micro- | an extremely small thing. |
| nuance | a subtle difference between light |
| resonance | The quality in a sound of being deep, full, and reverberating. The ability to evoke or suggest images, memories, and emotions. |
| straight-laced | excessively strict in conduct, morality, manners or opinion; puritanical. marked by stern morality. |
| parable | a simple story with a moral or a story told to teach a lesson. |
| anomoly | a person or thing that has an abnormality or strays from common rules or methods. |
| transposed | to transfer or shift; to change the usual, normal, relative, or respective order or position of; interchange |
| inadvertently | something done accidentally or unintentionally. |
| allegations | an accusation against someone without proof. |
| deprecate | to show disapproval about something or someone or to belittle someone. |
| conceptualize | to form an idea |
| grandiose | something that is grand or magnificent or something that is trying to be impressive but is much too large, making it seem pretentious or overdone |
| jarring | to have a harsh, irritating effect |
| circumspect | if you have two choices and always choose the least risky one, this is an example of a time when you are circumspect. |
| schematic | something that relates to a plan or diagram. |
| stylize | to make conform to a given style; to design or represent according to the rules of a style rather than according to nature; conventionalize |
| conventionalize | to treat in an abstract or simplified manner; stylize |
| oracle | a person who delivers authoritative, wise, or highly regarded and influential pronouncements. a divine communication or revelation. |
| subsequent | occurring or coming later or after. following in order or succession; succeeding: a subsequent section in a treaty. ex: Subsequent to their arrival in Chicago, they bought a new car. |
| vigilant | Keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties. ex: "the burglar was spotted by vigilant neighbors" |
| adhering | Believe in and follow the practices of. |
| tyrant | A person exercising power or control in a cruel, unreasonable, or arbitrary (on a whim just because) way. |
| transgression | the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle |
| innunedo | An allusive or oblique remark or hint, typically a suggestive or disparaging one. ex: "innuendo, gossip, and half-truths". |
| disparging | Regard or represent as being of little worth |
| oblique | not straightforward; devious |
| allusive | the act of making an indirect reference to something |
| empirical | Based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic. |
| secular | Denoting attitudes, activities, or other things that have no religious or spiritual basis: "secular buildings". |
| dogmatism | The tendency to lay down principles as incontrovertibly true, without consideration of evidence or the opinions of others. |
| incontrovertible | Not able to be denied or disputed. ex: "incontrovertible proof" |
| infidel | A person who does not believe in religion or who adheres to a religion other than one's own. |
| dharma | The principle of cosmic order. Virtue, righteousness, and duty, esp. social and caste duty in accord with the cosmic order. |
| cosmic order | positive thinking |
| arrogance | Virtue, righteousness, and duty, esp. social and caste duty in accord with the cosmic order. |
| deity | a god or goddess |
| subjugate | bring under domination by control, especially by conquest |
| endogenous | endogenous |
| pretense | the act of pretending; a false appearance or action intended to deceive. |
| congenial | Having the same tastes, habits, or temperament; sympathetic. |
| fanatic | A person marked or motivated by an extreme, unreasoning enthusiasm, as for a cause. |
| discretion | The quality of being discreet; circumspection. |
| discrepancy | Divergence or disagreement, as between facts or claims; difference. |
| impervious | Incapable of being penetrated |
| oscillating | To swing back and forth with a steady, uninterrupted rhythm. |
| antiquated | too old to be fashionable, suitable, or useful |
| tenacious | Holding or tending to hold persistently to something, such as a point of view. |
| transitory | existing or lasting only a short period of time |
| transient | passing with time |
| aloof | Distant physically or emotionally; reserved and remote: |
| transposed | To reverse or transfer the order or place of; interchange. To put into a different place and order. |
| implicit | implied or understood though not directly expressed |
| martyr | a person who is killed because of their religious or other beliefs. |
| discrepancy | a lack of compatibility or similarity between two or more facts. |
| discretion | the quality of behaving or speaking in such a way as to avoid causing offense or revealing private information. |
| transmute | change in form, nature, or substance. |
| oscillate | move or swing back and forth at a regular speed. |
| barren | dull, lifeless |
| Modality | the type of behavior, expression or way of life that belongs to a particular person or group of people. |
| vilify | speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner |
| schism | a split or division between strongly opposed sections or parties, caused by differences in opinion or belief. |
| mahayana | One of the major schools of Buddhism, traditionally active in much of Nepal, Tibet, and East Asia and emphasizing compassion and the possibility of universal salvation. |
| sentience | the ability to feel, perceive, or to experience subjectivity. Eighteenth-century philosophers used the concept to distinguish the ability to think (reason) from the ability to feel (sentience). |
| denote | be a sign of; indicate. |
| aggregate | a whole formed by combining several (typically disparate) elements. |
| Bodhicitta | "enlightenment-mind", is the mind that strives toward awakening and compassion for the benefit of all sentient beings. |
| sentient being | a technical term in Buddhist discourse. Broadly speaking, it denotes beings with consciousness or sentience or, in some contexts, life itself. |
| Bodhisattva | a bodhisattva is anyone who, motivated by great compassion, has generated bodhicitta, which is a spontaneous wish to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings. Enlightened ones. |
| docile | ready to accept control or instruction; submissive. |
| marginal | of, relating to, located at, or constituting a margin, a border, or an edge |
| altruistic | unselfish concern for the welfare of others; selflessness. |
| stagnant | having no current or flow and often having an unpleasant smell as a consequence; still |
| berfet | deprived of or lacking something |
| feasible | possible to do easily or conveniently. |
| modality | a particular mode in which something exists or is experienced or expressed. |
| arrogant | having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities. |
| aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant. |
| refute | prove (a statement or theory) to be wrong or false; disprove. |
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