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nomad
a member of a group of people who move from one place to another, rather than living in one place all of the time
milieu
environment
overlap
overlay
premises
a piece of land together with its buildings, esp considered as a place of business
commence
to begin; start
embellish (v)
to beautify by or as if by ornamentation; ornament; adorn
embrace (v)
to take or receive gladly or eagerly; accept willingly
bigot (n)
a person who is intolerant or hateful toward people whose race, ethnicity, religion,etc.
to get scammed
cheated
repatriation
going back to the country of origin
epitome
embodiment/essence
mundane
everyday/prosaic
ulterior
ambiguous
repercussions
impact/side effect
liberation
abolition/emancipation
trivial
insignificant
brood (v)
offspring/family
causeless
needless
epiphany
flash/inside
atheist
a person who does not believe in the existence of a supreme being or beings.
agnostic
a person who holds that the answers to the basic questions of existence, such as the nature of the ultimate cause and whether or not there is a supreme being, are unknown or unknowable.
convert
transmute; transform
perpetrate
to commit
fervor
earnestness/intensity
cauldron
kettle/pot
contentment
fulfillment/satisfaction
frenzy
craze/burst/fever
attendance
participation
hypothalamus
a region of the brain, between the thalamus and the midbrain, that functions as the main control center for the autonomic nervous system by regulating sleep cycles, body temperature, appetite, etc
tantrum
temper/outburst
taunt
insult/ridicule
bemuse
perplex/amaze
revelation
announcement/discovery
secular
civil
be babtised
go through a religious rite involving water
reconcile
accommodate/harmonize
ambiguous
criptic/dubious
rarefy
decrease/delete
incense
aroma/scent
snip
cut
disciple
cohort/enthusiast
sermon
advice/lesson
the penny finally dropped
used to say that someone has finally understood something that they had not understood before
layers that merge together
blend
deductive reasoning
a logical process in which a conclusion is based on the concordance of multiple premises that are generally assumed to be true
roll sb's eyes
to turn one's eyes around in different directions or in a circle, esp. as an expression of disbelief, annoyance, or impatience
a grain of thruth
A little bit of truth. Often used to refer to a small amount of insight or truth in something otherwise false or nonsensical.
it's not all rainbows and unicorns
Real life does not just consist of innocent, carefree happiness; there is more hardship or suffering in reality than one realizes.
genetically heritable
transmited by birth
grace
agility/beauty
