English 1A Vocab #1

monolithic

“one stone” large, powerful, uniform - Some argue that a few government policies are too monolithic which lacks to provide diverse needs.

encompass

include within a scope - This class is designed to encompass the influence the brain has on our daily lives.

proliferate

rapid increase in numbers, multiply - AI services allow misinformation to proliferate across the internet.

nuance

subtle variation in meaning, expression, or feeling - The interior designer’s use of texture added a nuance to the room.

laud

to praise someone or something highly, typically public - Critics lauded the artist for encompassing local issues through their illustrations.

trope

a word or expression used in a figurative sense - “Her laughter was infectious,” is a metaphorical phrase used to describe how contagious her laugh is.

diaspora

refers to the scattering of people from their homeland - The Filipino diaspora led to various communities around the bay area.

agnostic

refers to a person who believes that the higher power of a being is unknown - While his family is religious, he identifies as an agnostic.

cultural speceficity

unique characteristics, values, and tradition that take place in cultures - The movie we’re going to watch will showcase cultural specificity by highlighting traditional practices

prejudice

preconceived opinion without sufficient knowledge or understanding - This group battles prejudice by promoting diversity and mutual understandings

qualitative

measured by the quality rather than the quantity - Experiments and studies provide qualitative and quantitative data

emasculate

deprive someone of their masculinity - His wife began to emasculate him, which made him feel insecure

ambiguous

more than one interpretation - My response was ambiguous so that no one will know my true objective

subsequent

follows after something in time or in order - Experiments have subsequent trials to authenticate the data

reductive

simplification of complex ideas - The teacher gave a more reductive approach