UWP P1 vocab words

Pernicious

Having a destructive or harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.

Cognitive degradation

Problems with a person's ability to think, learn, remember, use judgment, and make decisions.

Blithe

Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper.

Articulate

To express an idea or feeling fluently and coherently.

Proliferated

To increase rapidly in numbers; multiply.

Render

To provide or give (a service, help, etc.) or to cause something to be in a particular state.

Deprive

To take away something from someone.

Subjected to

To be prone to something, often a particular condition.

Indispensable

Absolutely necessary; impossible to do without.

Undermine

To lessen the effectiveness, power, or ability of someone or something, especially gradually.

Perfunctory

Carried out with a minimum of effort or reflection.

At stake

To be won or lost; at risk.

Caught the world by storm

To quickly become very successful or popular in a particular place or group.

Arms race

An ever-escalating competition between two parties.

Embrace

To accept or support a belief or change willingly.

Transform the landscape of

To cause significant change in a particular field.

Fall prey to

To be harmed or affected in a bad way by something.

Sounding board

A person used to test the validity of ideas.

At someone’s disposal

Available for one to use whenever they wish.

Status quo

The existing state of affairs, especially regarding social or political issues.

Existential crisis

A moment at which an individual questions if their life has meaning, purpose, or value.

Reverse psychology

A technique involving the advocacy of a belief or behavior that is opposite to the one desired.

Paradoxical

Seemingly absurd or self-contradictory.

Disclaimer

A statement that denies responsibility or knowledge.

Obsolete

No longer produced or used; out of date.

Hailed as

To praise by comparing to something very good.

Rampant

Spreading rapidly and unchecked.

Wreak havoc

To cause great damage or chaos.

Fallout

The adverse results or side effects of a situation or action.

Default

A preselected option or to fail to fulfill an obligation.