E9H S1, Units 1-2 Words

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

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

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

deflect

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

deflection

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

volatile

likely to change suddenly and without warning

volatility

being volatile

caveat

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

malicious

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

malice

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

empathy

the ability to understand other people's feelings and problems

empathetic

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

tact

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

tactful

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

exploit

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

exploit

a bold or daring feat

exploitation

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

exploitable

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

discern

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

discernible

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

doctrine

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

indoctrinate

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

punctual

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

punctuality

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

rash

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

rashness

lacking careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action.

paradigm

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

adversary

enemy, opponent

adversarial

involving or characterized by conflict, opposition, or hostility

adverse

not good or favorable

affable

friendly and easy to talk to

affably

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

affability

having the characteristics of being friendly and easy to talk to

subvert

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

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

subversive

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

cordial

friendly but quite polite and formal

cordially

in a way that is friendly but quite polite and formal

objective

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

objectively

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

magnitude

the great size or importance of something

chronic

constant; habitual; continuing a long time or recurring frequently

chronically

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

indifferent

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

indifferently

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

indifference

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

austere

plain and simple and without any decoration

austere

very strict and serious

austere

living very simply and without making oneself comfortable

gleam

shine brightly, especially with reflected light

gleam

a faint or brief light, especially one reflected from something

rouse

to make someone start doing something; to awaken a feeling

kin

relatives you are close with

kinship

a closeness to someone as if they are like family

mortal

very intense; severe

mortally

being done in a way that is very intense and severe

brandish

to wave in a threatening manner

imminent

near; about to happen and has a feeling of doom

infallibility

inability to make a mistake

infallible

being unable to make a mistake

mar

damage, spoil; to make less attractive

dispute

a serious argument or disagreement

dispute

to seriously argue or disagree

disputed

something that is argued over

marauding

moves around looking for something to destroy or kill

maraud

to move around and look for something to destroy or kill

exasperation

a feeling of intense irritation or annoyance

exasperated

being intensely irritated or annoyed

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

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

vivacious

attractively lively and animated

vivaciously

being done in a way that is lively and animated

vivaciousness

full of spirit and animation

vivacity

being lively and animated

spontaneous

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

spontaneity

noun form of spontaneous

exuberant

happy and full of energy and excitement

exuberance

noun form of exuberant

vulnerable

capable of being physically or emotionally wounded

vulnerably

being done in a way that demonstrates physical or emotional fragility

vulnerability

having the attributes of being physically or emotionally wounded

indolent

wanting to avoid activity or exertion; lazy.

indolence

noun form of indolent

contemplate

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

contemplation

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

bolster

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

oversight

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

grievous

very serious and causing great pain or suffering

lethargic

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

lethargy

noun form of lethargic