E9H S1, Unit 1 Words

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9th

41 Terms

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exhibit

to show something in a public place so that people can go to see it; to clearly show a particular quality, emotion, or ability

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manipulate

to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skillfully deceiving or influencing them; to work skillfully with information, systems etc to achieve the result that you want

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manipulation

the act of making someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skillfully deceiving or influencing them; working skillfully with information, systems etc to achieve the result that you want

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deflect

to make something turn in a different direction; to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticizing you etc

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deflection

the act of making something turn in a different direction; doing something to stop people paying attention to you, criticizing you etc

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volatile

likely to change suddenly and without warning

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volatility

being volatile

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caveat

a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc

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malicious

very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone

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malice

being very unkind and cruel; possessing the desire to be upsetting or deliberately hurting someone

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empathy

the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems

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empathetic

the characteristics of being able to understand other people's feelings and problems

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tact

the ability to be careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people

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tactful

being careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people

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exploit

to treat someone or something unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself; take advantage

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exploit

a bold or daring feat

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exploitation

the act of treating someone or something unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself; taking advantage

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exploitable

having attributes that would make a person more likely to be treated unfairly or being taken advantage of

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discern

to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully; to be able to see something by looking carefully

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discernible

the characteristic of being noticeable or to be thought about it carefully

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doctrine

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

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indoctrinate

to train someone to accept a particular set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, and not consider any others

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punctual

arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged

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punctuality

the characteristic of arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged

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rash

displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action

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rashness

lacking careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

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paradigm

an example serving as a model; pattern; a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group:

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adversary

enemy, opponent

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adversarial

involving or characterized by conflict, opposition, or hostility

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adverse

not good or favorable

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affable

friendly and easy to talk to

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affably

doing something in a friendly way or being easy to talk to

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affability

having the characteristics of being friendly and easy to talk to

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subvert

to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system; to destroy someone's beliefs or loyalty

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subversion

the act of destroying the power and influence of a government or the established system; the act of destroying someone's beliefs or loyalty

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subversive

the characteristics of trying to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system

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cordial

friendly but quite polite and formal

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cordially

in a way that is friendly but quite polite and formal

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objective

based on facts, or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs

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objectively

done in a way based on facts, or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs

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magnitude

the great size or importance of something

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