E9H S1, Units 1-2 Words

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exhibit

to show something in a public place so that people can go to see it; to clearly show a particular quality, emotion, or ability

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manipulate

to make someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skillfully deceiving or influencing them; to work skillfully with information, systems etc to achieve the result that you want

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manipulation

the act of making someone think and behave exactly as you want them to, by skillfully deceiving or influencing them; working skillfully with information, systems etc to achieve the result that you want

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deflect

to make something turn in a different direction; to do something to stop people paying attention to you, criticizing you etc

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deflection

the act of making something turn in a different direction; doing something to stop people paying attention to you, criticizing you etc

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volatile

likely to change suddenly and without warning

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volatility

being volatile

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caveat

a warning that something may not be completely true, effective etc

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malicious

very unkind and cruel, and deliberately behaving in a way that is likely to upset or hurt someone

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malice

being very unkind and cruel; possessing the desire to be upsetting or deliberately hurting someone

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empathy

the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems

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empathetic

the characteristics of being able to understand other people's feelings and problems

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tact

the ability to be careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people

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tactful

being careful about what you say or do, so that you do not upset or embarrass other people

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exploit

to treat someone or something unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself; take advantage

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exploit

a bold or daring feat

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exploitation

the act of treating someone or something unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself; taking advantage

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exploitable

having attributes that would make a person more likely to be treated unfairly or being taken advantage of

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discern

to notice or understand something by thinking about it carefully; to be able to see something by looking carefully

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discernible

the characteristic of being noticeable or to be thought about it carefully

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doctrine

a belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group

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indoctrinate

to train someone to accept a particular set of beliefs, especially political or religious ones, and not consider any others

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punctual

arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged

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punctuality

the characteristic of arriving, happening, or being done at exactly the time that has been arranged

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rash

displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action

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rashness

lacking careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

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paradigm

an example serving as a model; pattern; a cognitive framework shared by members of any discipline or group:

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adversary

enemy, opponent

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adversarial

involving or characterized by conflict, opposition, or hostility

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adverse

not good or favorable

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affable

friendly and easy to talk to

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affably

doing something in a friendly way or being easy to talk to

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affability

having the characteristics of being friendly and easy to talk to

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subvert

to try to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system; to destroy someone's beliefs or loyalty

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subversion

the act of destroying the power and influence of a government or the established system; the act of destroying someone's beliefs or loyalty

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subversive

the characteristics of trying to destroy the power and influence of a government or the established system

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cordial

friendly but quite polite and formal

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cordially

in a way that is friendly but quite polite and formal

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objective

based on facts, or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs

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objectively

done in a way based on facts, or making a decision that is based on facts rather than on your feelings or beliefs

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magnitude

the great size or importance of something

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chronic

constant; habitual; continuing a long time or recurring frequently

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chronically

done in a way that is constant; habitual; continuing a long time or recurring frequently

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indifferent

not at all interested in someone or something; not particularly good

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indifferently

done in a way that is not at all interesting in someone or something; not particularly good

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indifference

demonstrating feelings of not being interested in someone or something; not particularly good

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austere

plain and simple and without any decoration

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austere

very strict and serious

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austere

living very simply and without making oneself comfortable

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gleam

shine brightly, especially with reflected light

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gleam

a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something

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rouse

to make someone start doing something; to awaken a feeling

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kin

relatives you are close with

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kinship

a closeness to someone as if they are like family

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mortal

very intense; severe

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mortally

being done in a way that is very intense and severe

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brandish

to wave in a threatening manner

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imminent

near; about to happen and has a feeling of doom

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infallibility

inability to make a mistake

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infallible

being unable to make a mistake

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mar

damage, spoil; to make less attractive

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dispute

a serious argument or disagreement

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dispute

to seriously argue or disagree

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disputed

something that is argued over

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marauding

moves around looking for something to destroy or kill

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maraud

to move around and look for something to destroy or kill

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exasperation

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

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exasperated

being intensely irritated or annoyed

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RECONCILIATION

a situation in which two people, countries etc become friendly with each other again after quarrelling; the process of finding a way that two beliefs, facts etc that are opposed to each other can both be true or successful

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reconcile

to resolve bad feelings or actions between people, countries, etc.; to find a way that two beliefs, facts, etc. that are opposed to each other can both be true or successful

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vivacious

attractively lively and animated

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vivaciously

being done in a way that is lively and animated

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vivaciousness

full of spirit and animation

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vivacity

being lively and animated

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spontaneous

said or done without having been planned or written in advance; happening or arising without obvious external cause

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spontaneity

noun form of spontaneous

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exuberant

happy and full of energy and excitement

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exuberance

noun form of exuberant

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vulnerable

capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

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vulnerably

being done in a way that demonstrates physical or emotional fragility

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vulnerability

having the attributes of being physically or emotionally wounded

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indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

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indolence

noun form of indolent

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contemplate

look thoughtfully for a long time at; think deeply and at length; meditate

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contemplation

the act of looking thoughtfully at something or thinking deeply and at length about something

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bolster

to help someone to feel better and more positive; to improve something

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oversight

a mistake in which you forget something or do not notice something

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grievous

very serious and causing great pain or suffering

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lethargic

feeling as if you have no energy and no interest in doing anything

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lethargy

noun form of lethargic

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