vocab words in context

dogmatic

you’re certain that you’re right and that someone else is wrong

unpretentious

simple and sincere

self-effacement

the quality of not making yourself noticeable, or not trying to get the attention of other people

supplemental to

provided in addition to sth else in order to improve or complete it

subsumed in

included within a larger category or absorbed in sth broader

predictive of

able to indicate or help forecast sth

rambling

long, unfocused, and lacking a clear direction

refinements of

improved or more developed version of sth

precursors of

things that come before and lead to dev of sth else

commonalities with

shared features or similarities between two or more things

animosities toward

strong feelings of hatred or hostility directed at so or sth

negate

to make sth ineffective, invalid, or no longer true, to deny the existence of sth

prefigure

to be an early sign of or to foreshadow sth that will happen later

entrench

to establish an idea , attitude or system so firmly that it’s difficult to change

discernible

that can be recognized or understood

anomaly

sth that is unusual, unexpected, or different from what is normal or expected

corroboration

evidence or information that supports or confirms a statement, theory, finding

compliance with

the act of obeying or following a rule, law, request

forfeiture for

the loss or giving up sth (especially a right, property, privilege) because of breaking a rule or failing to meet a condition

deplete

to reduce sth greatly in amount or supply, to use up all most of this

disperse

to spread people or things over an area

commonplace

very common and ordinary

negligible

so small or unimportant that it’s not worth considering

inevitable

certain to happen, impossible to avoid or prevent