VR Vocab

Conspicuous

clearly visible

Exacerbate

to make worse

Annex

add as an extra or subordinate part

Feted

honoured or entertained lavishly

Protracted

lasting a longer time than expected

Mid-third millennium BC

2000s BC

Stringent

strict

Concerted

arranged, coordinated

Paradox

something with opposing features or qualities

Tepid

slightly warm, lukewarm

Paradigm

a typical example or pattern of something

Eclectic

deriving ideas/style from a broad and diverse range of sources

Scrupulous

honourable

Cosmopolitan

including people from many different countries

Facile

superficial, ignoring true complexities of something

Recidivism

tendency of a convicted criminal to reoffend

Legislation

laws, considered collectively // process of making laws

Gentrification

process where character of poor urban area is changed by wealthier people moving in, improving housing, new businesses, often displacing current inhabitants in the process

Deontological

a theory that judges the morality of actions based on whether they adhere to a set of rules or duty, rather than the consequences they produce

Discrepancy

an illogical or surprising lack of compatibility/similarity between two or more facts

Perennial

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time

Orthodoxy

authorized or generally accepted theory, doctrine, or practice.

Remediation

remedy, stopping or undoing damage

Erudite

having or showing great knowledge

Esoteric

intended/likely to be understood by a small number of people with specialised knowledge or interest

Marginalise

treat a person/group/concept as insignificant or peripheral

Persecution

hostility, ill-treatment, especially on the basis of ethnicity/religion/sexual orientation/political beliefs

Purportedly

allegedly, appears/stated to be true but not necessarily so

Pre-eminent

leading, surpassing all others

25-year recurrence

how often an event is expected to occur on average, 25-year return period, which is 4% chance of happening any given year

Fortuitous

happening by chance rather than intention

Hegemony

leadership or dominance, especially by a country/social group over others

Obsolete

no longer produced or used, out of date

Destitute

extremely poor and lacking means to provide for oneself

Endemic

(of a disease) regularly occurring within in area OR (of a plant or animal) native and restricted to a certain place

Cosmopolitan

including people from many different countries

sanction

a threatened penalty for disobeying a law or rule // official permission or approval for an action

attrition

reduction in numbers, size or strength, wearing down

malfeasance

wrongdoing, especially by a public official

elicit

evoke or draw out (a reaction, answer, or fact)

fledged

(of a person or thing) having just taken on the role specified.

perverse

showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable. // contrary to the accepted or expected standard or practice.

inimical

ending to obstruct or harm, unfriendly, hostile

to lobby

seek to influence on an issue.

critically acclaimed

a creative work (film, book, album, etc.) that has received widespread praise, positive reviews, and high accolades from professional critics

accolade

an award or privilege granted as a special honour or as an acknowledgement of merit.

byproduct

an incidental or secondary outcome

posthumous

occurring, awarded, or appearing after the death of the originator.

perennial

lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring.

dichotomy

a division or contrast between two things that are, or are represented as being, opposed or entirely different