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Vocab List # 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assimilation (n) | people of different backgrounds come to see themselves as part of a larger national family. |
| Consensus (n) | General agreement. |
| Derived (v) | 1. Obtain something from (a specified source) 2. Base a concept on a logical extension or modification of |
| Incumbent (adj) | Necessary for or resting on (someone) as a duty or responsibility. |
| Subdue (v) | 1. Overcome or bring under control (a feeling or person). 2. Bring (a country or people) under control by force. |
| Acquired (v) | 1. Buy or obtain (an asset or object) for oneself. 2. Learn or develop (a skill, habit, or quality). |
| Conception (n) | The forming or devising of a plan or idea. |
| Conviction (n) | 1. A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court 2. A firmly held belief or opinion |
| Impression (n) | 1. An idea, feeling, or opinion about something or someone, esp. one formed without conscious thought or on the basis of little evidence. 2. An effect produced on someone |
| Intuition (n) | The ability to understand something immediately, without the need for conscious reasoning. |
| Misconception (n) | A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding. |
| Perception (n) | 1. The ability to see, hear, or become aware of something through the senses. 2. The state of being or process of becoming aware of something in such a way. |
| Perspective (n) | The art of drawing solid objects on a two-dimensional surface so as to give the right impression of their height, width, depth |
| Profound (adj) | (of a state, quality, or emotion) Very great or intense |