Unit 1 - Insight

all word from the textbook, without idioms, definitions either from the textbook or Cambridge and Oxford dictionaries

innate

inborn, natural, existing from birth

mannerism

a habitual gesture or way of speaking or behaving.

nurture

the action or process of nurturing someone or something.

nature

the basic or inherent features, character, or qualities of something.

feral

in a wild state

narrative

a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.

primates

a member of the most developed and intelligent group of mammals, including humans, monkeys, and apes also prymas

to be distressed

suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain.

adapt

change over time

evolve

change over time

transform

completely change, become different

alter

completely change, become different

improve

change for better

enhance

change for better

progress (verb)

change for better

reform

change for better

revert

change back to a former state

reverse

change back to a former state

restore

change back to a former state

influence smth

shape, determine

association

connection between people with similar interests

isolation

separation, detachment from smth

loyalty

the quality of being faithful to smth/someone

attachment

strong feeling, bond with smth/someone

rapport

understanding between people who get on well

rejection

refusal to accept smth/someone

marginalisation

having no importance or influence

disaffection

feeling discontent with smth

offender

criminal

chronicle

a factual written account of important or historical events in the order of their occurrence.

imagery

vivid description to reader/listener

repetition

powtórzenie (tutaj w kontekście literackim)

personification

personifikacja

rhetorical question

pytanie retoryczne

endeavour

an attempt to achieve a goal.

assimilation

the process of taking in and fully understanding information or ideas.

homograph

words that are spelled the same but have a different meaning

alienation

the state or experience of being alienated.

exclusion

the process of excluding or the state of being excluded.

segregation

the action or state of setting someone or something apart from others.