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Derogatory

Showing disrespect or expressing a negative opinion about someone or something

Ethnic

Relating to a group of people who share a common culture, ancestry, language, or traditions

Linguistic

Relating to language or the way language is used

Discourse

Formal or serious discussion of a particular subject

Evoke

To bring a feeling, memory, or image into someone's mind

Impenetrable

Impossible to enter, pass through, or understand

Keenly

In a very sharp, intense, or observant way

Synergy

The combined effect of two or more things being greater than their individual effects

Malleability

The ability to be easily changed, shaped, or influenced

Immersed

Completely involved or deeply focused in something

Impeccable

Perfect and without any mistakes or flaws

Wrought

Made, shaped, or created, usually through effort or skill

Belies

Fails to show the true nature of something

Insular

Isolated from other people, ideas, or cultures

Quandary

A difficult situation in which you have to make a choice

Ambivalent

Having mixed or uncertain feelings about something

Nascent

Just beginning to develop or exist

Bridle

To restrain, control, or hold back

Patois

A local or regional form of speech that differs from the standard language