U2 input2 vocab

imply

to suggest something indirectly without stating it clearly

mimic

to copy or imitate something closely

obscurity

the state of being unknown or unclear

backdrop

the background or setting against which something happens

surveillance

close observation or monitoring of someone or something

longstanding

having existed or continued for a long time

inevitable

certain to happen and impossible to avoid

proposition

a statement, idea, or plan put forward for consideration

displace

to force something or someone out of its usual position

coincidence

when two things happen at the same time by chance

resonance

the quality of evoking feelings or having special meaning

recession

a period of economic decline or reduced business activity

anecdote

a short, interesting story about a real event or person

rampant

growing in an spreading or uncontrolled way

proponent

supports or a person who advocates for something

prophecy

a prediction about what will happen in the future

ample

enough or more than enough;plenty

automate

to make a process operate automatically using technology

deployment

the act of bringing something into effective use or action

fallacy

a mistaken belief or false idea based on faulty reasoning

proficient

skilled and competent at doing something

grasp

to understand something fully or hold it firmly

hinder

to create difficulties that delay or prevent progress

contentious

causing or likely to cause disagreement or argument

differentiate

to recognize or show the difference between things

surveillance

close observation or monitoring of someone or something

longstanding

having existed or continued for a long time

inevitable

certain to happen and impossible to avoid

proposition

a statement, idea, or plan put forward for consideration

displace

to force something or someone out of its usual position

coincidence

when two things happen at the same time by chance

resonance

the quality of evoking feelings or having special meaning

recession

a period of economic decline or reduced business activity

anecdote

a short, interesting story about a real event or person

rampant

growing in an spreading or uncontrolled way

proponent

supports or a person who advocates for something

prophecy

a prediction about what will happen in the future

ample

enough or more than enough;plenty

automate

to make a process operate automatically using technology

deployment

the act of bringing something into effective use or action

fallacy

a mistaken belief or false idea based on faulty reasoning

proficient

skilled and competent at doing something

grasp

to understand something fully or hold it firmly

hinder

to create difficulties that delay or prevent progress

contentious

causing or likely to cause disagreement or argument

differentiate

to recognize or show the difference between things