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aesthetic

aesthetic

(adj). concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty

undermine

(v). to damage or weaken the foundation

sabotage

(v). undermine

annihilate

(v). to destroy sth completely so that nth is left

profound

(adj). felt or experienced strongly; extreme

profound

(adj). showing a clear and deep understanding of serious matters

refute

(v). to say or prove that a person, statement, opinion, etc. is wrong or false

overthrow

(v). to defeat or remove someone from power, using force

skeptical

(adj). doubting that sth is true or useful

ambivalent

(adj). having 2 opposing feelings at the same time

hostile

(adj). unfriendly

hostile

(adj). difficult or not suitable

condemn

(v). to express strong disapproval

assert

(v). to confidently make a statement, certainly say sth is true

nostalgia

(un). a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when you think about things that happened in the past

pretense

(un). a way of behaving that is intended to deceive people

cynical

(adj). wary of people’s motives; believing people are selfish

wary

(adj). not completely trusting or certain about sth or someone

obscure

(adj). not known to many people

obscure

(adj). not clear and difficult to understand or see

obscure

(v). to prevent st from being seen or heard

obscure

(v). to make sth difficult to discover and understand

convention

(n). large meeting

convention

(n) a usual or accepted way of behaving, especially in social situations, often following an old way of thinking or a custom in one particular society

contempt

(un). no respect

pragmatic

(adj). pratical; concerned with usefulness in the real world

awe

(un). a feeling of great respect sometimes mixed with fear or surprise

revere

(v). venerate

anecdote

(cn). a short personal story

disparage

(v) >< flatter

belittle

(v). to make an action or a person seem unimportant

exemplary

(adj). very good and suitable to be copied by other people

substantiate

(v). to show something to be true, or to support a claim with facts, verify

trivial

(adj). unimportant

depict

(v). describe

indifferent

(adj). not interested

indifferent

(adj). neither very good nor very bad

anthropology

(un). the study of humans and society

futile

(adj). (of actions) achieving no result; not effective or successful

indignant

(adj). angry because of something that is wrong or not fair

resentment

(n). a feeling of anger because you have been forced to accept something that you do not like

reconcile

(v). to find a way in which two situations or beliefs that are opposed to each other can agree and exist together

unite

(v). to join together as a group, or to make people join together as a group; to combine

sarcasm

(n). the use of remarks that clearly mean the opposite of what they say, made in order to hurt someone's feelings or to criticize something in a humorous way

mock

(v). to laugh at someone, often by copying them in a funny but unkind way

abstract

(adj). theoretical; difficult to understand

advocate

(v). to support sth

ambiguous

(adj). unclear

eccentric

(adj). weird or odd

wacky

(adj). unusual in a pleasing and exciting or silly way

implausible

(adj). hard to believe

intemperate

(adj). having no self-control

plausible

(adj) >< implausible

rhetoric

(un). the art of using language effectively and persuasively

rigorous

(adj). extremely thorough, accurate

thorough

(adj). detailed and careful

rigorous

(adj). strict

exhaustive

(adj). complete and including everything [=thorough (adj)]

subtle

(adj). not loud, bright, noticeable, or obvious

subtle

(adj). a subtle person cleverly uses indirect methods to achieve something

temperate

(adj). having self-control

archaeological

(adj). related to the study of people and their history

arrogant

(adj). having a sense of superiority or self-importance

complacent

(adj). self-satisfied

embellish

(v). to make beautiful; to

evoke

(v). to make someone remember something or feel an emotion

immodest

(adj). having too high an opinion of yourself

humility

(un). the quality of not being proud because you are aware of your bad qualitiess

decency

(un). behavior that is good, moral, and acceptable in society

modest

(adj) ><immodest

prudent

(adj). cautious

suppress

(v). to end something by force

suppress

(v). to prevent sth from being expressed or known