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DSFL
Underground Wellness
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Manifesto | A public declaration of a plan that will affect the public.noun |
| cynic | A person who thinks all actions are selfish and whose outlook is negative.noun |
| Cognitive Dissonance | The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes, esp. as relating to behavioral decisions and attitude change |
| Deficit | Occurs when there isn't a sufficient amount of money to cover all of the expenses and debts, or when you are not as good at something as you should be.noun |
| Convene | Bring people together or to come together for a common purpose.verb |
| Renegade | Disloyal or relates to leaving one group and joining another.adjective |
| Purview | The range of control, concern or function.noun |
| Plateau | High, flat ground or a situation were something has stalled that was progressing forward previously.verb |
| Consult | To ask for or get information from someone, or to give such information.verb |
| Libido | The emotional energy of biological desires, especially sexual desire.noun |
| Daunt | To intimidate someone.verb |
| Broach | To cautiously bring up a sensitive or controversial topic.verb |
| Conformist | A person who uncritically or habitually conforms to the customs, rules, or styles of a group. |
| Prominent | Something that is very noticeable or sticks out.adjective |
| Compelled | Forced to do something, or that you forced someone to do something.verb |
| Catalogue | A complete or extensive list |
| Compendium | A short summary with all the necessary information.noun |
| Preeminent | Someone who is distinguished in some way or who surpasses and exceeds the accomplishments of others.adjective |
| Self-proclaimed | Described as or proclaimed to be such by oneself, without endorsement by others |
| Abundant | Something that there is plenty of or that exists in great amounts.adjective |
| Secrecy | A tendency to keep things secret; practice or habit of being secretive |
| Paradigm | A widely accepted example, belief or concept.noun |
| Resistant | Someone or something that fends off or works against.adjective |
| Contrary | Someone or something that is opposite to something else or is unfavorable.adjective |
| Credible | Someone or something that is believable or reliable.adjective |
| Alibi | An excuse used by a person when they’re trying to avoid getting into trouble, so they say they were somewhere they weren’t.noun |
| Arithmetic | Working with numbers by doing addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.noun |
| Pangs | A sudden sharp spasm of pain |
| Folklore | Stories, customs and beliefs in a culture that are unwritten and passed down orally from generation to generation.nou |
| Validation | to make binding under the law; give legal force to; declare legally valid to prove to be valid; confirm the validity of; verify |
| Blatant | To be very forward, loud or conspicuous.adjective |
| Outcome | The final result of something, or the way things end up.noun |
| Par | The amount which is considered to be the standard or average.noun |
| Edict | An order, declaration or command by someone in a position of power or authority.noun |
| Dogma | Defined as principles or rules that cannot be questioned, or articles of faith in different religions.noun |
| Validity | The quality of being correct or true.noun |
| Fallacy | A deceptive or false notion.noun |
| Contribute | To give something or to help make something happen.verb |
| Correspondent | Something that is similar to another.adjective |
| Irrefutable | Something that is impossible to prove wrong, or that cannot be denied.adjective |
| Anecdotal | Something that is story-like or something that is based on stories and retellings, not based on provable facts.adjective |
| Iota | Ninth letter in the Greek alphabet, or a tiny bit of something.noun An example of an iota is a crumb of a cookie. |
| Ponder | To carefully think about something.verb |
| Coexistance | intransitive verb to exist together, at the same time, or in the same place to live together without hostility or conflict despite differences |
| Epidemic | An outbreak of disease that occurs on a ground scale or a community-wide level.noun |
| Errant | Straying from the normal course or not following guidelines or standards.adjective |
| Ravenous | Extremely hungry or famished.adjective |
| Compensation | Something of value given in exchange for something else.noun |
| Pertains | To relate or connect to something.verb |
| Compensator | Any of various devices or circuits used to correct or offset some disturbing action, as speed deviations in a moving system or excessive current in a circuit |
| Thyroid Gland | A large ductless gland in the neck that secretes hormones regulating growth and development through the rate of metabolism. |
| Leptin | noun A peptide hormone neurotransmitter produced by fat cells and involved in the regulation of appetite. |
| Vast | A large or immesnse space |
| Deceptive | Something that is misleading or that is presenting a lie.adjective |
| Disclaimer | A statement that something isn't true or that someone isn't responsible.noun |
| Vengeance | Something done in revenge, such as a punishment issued.noun |
| Endocrine | A gland that creates hormones or the hormones created by that gland.noun |
| Indolence | noun Habitual laziness; sloth. |
| Predisposition | A tendency, or something that is likely to happen.noun |
| Vain | Someone or something without value, without force or who is conceited.adjective |
| Interdependency | A situation where two or more people or things are dependent upon each other.noun |
| Exemplify | The perfect example of something or to give an example to illustrate a point.verb |
| Furnace | An enclosed chamber or structure in which heat is produced, as by burning fuel, for warming a building, reducing ores and metals, etc. |
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