E9H S2 Unit 2 Definitions

agent

(noun) a person who acts on behalf of another person or group; a person or thing that takes an active role or produces a specified effect

agency

(noun) the capacity of individuals to act independently and to make their own free choices

taunt

(verb) to try to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them

taunting

(adjective) intending to make someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them

tauntingly

(adverb) in a manner that is making someone angry or upset by saying unkind things to them

censure

(verb/noun) the act of expressing strong disapproval and criticism; to officially condemn or criticize someone for something they have done wrong

monolith

(noun) a large and impersonal political, corporate, or social structure regarded as indivisible and uniform

monolithic

(adjective) large, powerful, and indivisible and uniform

refuge

(noun) a safe and protected space

refugee

(noun) a person in search of safe and protected space, typically being displaced in the process of this search

resilient

(adjective) able to recover from difficult situations; strong and not easily damaged

resiliency

(noun) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

resilience

(noun) the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness

marginalize

(verb) to make a group feel unimportant or powerless

marginalized

(adjective) treated in a way to make a group feel unimportant or powerless

garner

(verb) to accumulate or collect; to earn through effort [can actually see the increase]

definitive

(adjective) providing a final solution or end to a situation; a perfect example of something; clearly defined and precise; authoritative and exhaustive

definitively

(adverb) done with authority and conclusively

advocate

(noun) someone who speaks out in support of a cause or person;

advocacy

(noun) public support for a course of action or way of doing things

inundate

(verb) to overwhelm with so much of something that it cannot be dealt with

solidarity

(noun) loyalty or agreement between members of a group because of a shared purpose

purport

(verb) to claim to be or do something, even if this is not true

purported

(adjective) appearing or stated to be true, though not necessarily so; alleged.

purportedly

(adverb) as appears or is stated to be true, though not necessarily so; allegedly.

indicative

(adjective) serving as a sign of something

indication

(noun) a sign, remark, event etc that shows what is happening, what someone is thinking or feeling, or what is true

indicate

(verb) to show that a particular situation exists, or that something is likely to be true; to represent something

indicator

(noun) something that can be regarded as a sign of something else

dogma

(noun) a set of firm beliefs held by a group of people who expect other people to accept these beliefs without thinking about them

dogmatic

(adjective) completely certain of their beliefs and expects other people to accept them without arguing

dogmatically

(adverb) in a way of being certain of their beliefs and expecting other people to accept them without arguing

cultivate

(verb) to prepare land and use for the raising of crops; to foster the growth of something

cultivation

(noun) the process of trying to foster the growth of something

autonomous

(adjective) free to govern or control oneself/themselves; having the ability to work and make decisions by yourself without any help from anyone

autonomously

(adverb) with the freedom to govern or control oneself/themselves; having the ability to work and make decisions by yourself without any help from anyone

propensity

(noun) a natural tendency to behave in a particular way

correlation

(noun) a connection between two ideas, facts etc,; facts that correspond

correlative

(adjective) closely related facts, ideas, etc.

correlate

(verb) two facts or ideas that closely connect to each other

causation

(noun) the action of causing something to happen or exist

causal

(adjective) relating to the connection between two things, where one causes the other to happen or exist

formidable

(adjective) very powerful or impressive, and often frightening; difficult to deal with and needing a lot of effort or skill

formidably

(adverb) done in a way that is powerful or impressive, often frightening; action that is difficult to with with and needing a lot of effort or skill

elusive

(adjective) difficult to find, catch, or achieve; difficult to remember or recall.

elusiveness

(noun) the quality of being difficult to find, catch, or achieve; the quality of being difficult to remember or recall

elusively

(adverb) tending to be difficult to find, catch, or achieve; tending to be difficult to remember or recall