Exam Vocabulary (SL)

Abhorred

To regard with extreme disgust and hatred.

Accountability

The condition of being required to justify one's actions or decisions.

Acute

Sharp, intense, or highly perceptive; often describes insightful "social commentary".

Alignment

The act of matching strategies or skills with specific business or sustainability goals.

Ambiguous

Open to more than one interpretation; uncertain and not clearly defined.

Amid

In the middle of or during a period of significant change or technological advance.

Amorphous

Lacking a clearly defined shape or focus; used to describe "cancel culture".

Anomalous

Deviating from what is normal or expected; unpredictable factors like "kids, customers, coconuts".

Anticipate

To predict or expect future needs or disruptions in the workforce.

Apprehension

Anxiety or fear about future events, such as the impact of GenAI on jobs.

Appropriated

Taken or used for a new purpose, often without the original creator's involvement.

Blindsided

Being caught off guard by sudden, unexpected changes in the market or society.

Boundary

A limit or border; memes often "flirt with the boundaries" of what is socially acceptable.

Burden

Feeling like a heavy load or "monster" who is exhausting to others.

Capricious

Impulsive, unpredictable, and lacking fairness.

Captions

Text placed on or near an image to provide context, humor, or explanation.

Caved

To submit or give in to pressure from others.

Censoriousness

The quality of being severely and self-righteously critical of others.

Clout

Influence or power perceived by others in social circles.

Commonality

A shared feature or interest that helps build relationships and communities.

Compassion

The human capacity for empathy and understanding, which can be eroded by over-reliance on tech.

Concise

Giving a lot of information clearly and in a few words.

Contagion

The rapid spread of an idea or virus through a population.

Contemporary

Belonging to or occurring in the present time.

Crucial

Extremely important or decisive for the success of an organization or strategy.

Curriculum

The subjects comprising a course of study at a school or university.

Decipher

To succeed in understanding or interpreting something obscure or difficult.

Defaming

The act of damaging someone's reputation by making malicious statements.

Delineate

To describe or portray something precisely.

Dexterity

Skill and coordination in performing tasks, especially with the hands.

Dichotomy

A division into two contrasting or opposed parts.

Differentiator

A key factor or skill that distinguishes growing job roles from declining ones.

Disparate

Essentially different in kind; not allowing for comparison.

Dissemination

The act of spreading information or ideas widely.

Drafters

Professionals who produce technical drawings; a role requiring high manual dexterity.

Duality

The state of having two different, often opposite, parts or influences.

Emerge

To become apparent or prominent, especially regarding new skill demands.

Encroaching

Intruding on a person's territory or a right, such as freedom of speech.

Endurance

The physical or mental stamina required to perform tasks over a long period.

Environmental stewardship

The responsible management and protection of the environment.

Ephemeral

Lasting for a very short time; fleeting.

Expertise

High-level knowledge or skill in a particular field.

Exponentially

Growth that becomes more rapid as the number of participants increases.

Firestorm

A situation of intense, rapid-spreading public controversy and anger.

Fleeting trends

Popular movements or styles that appear and disappear quickly.

Fragile

Easily broken or damaged; for example, banks with too little capital.

Frank

Honest, open, and direct communication, especially about difficult subjects.

Gig economy

A labor market characterized by short-term contracts and freelance work rather than permanent jobs.

Granular

Very detailed and consisting of many small, individual elements.

Gut-wrenching

Causing great mental or emotional pain or distress.

Have the market muscle

Possessing significant economic power to influence or control a market.

Imagery

Visually descriptive or figurative language and pictures.

Ineradicable uncertainty

A permanent state of not knowing what the future holds that cannot be removed.

Inflection point

A decisive moment of significant change, such as the release of ChatGPT.

Infraction

A violation of a rule or code of conduct, such as an offensive post.

Inherently

In a permanent, essential, or characteristic way.

Innate

Inborn; natural; not learned.

Innocuous

Not harmful or offensive; often misread as offensive online.

Intertextuality

The blending of disparate cultural references to create new meaning.

Judicious

Having, showing, or done with good judgment and careful consideration.

Leech

A slang insult for someone perceived as taking without contributing.

Mimicry

The action of imitating someone or something, often for entertainment.

Mindbombs

Striking images that embed themselves into the public consciousness.

Misogyny

Prejudice, dislike, or ingrained bias against women.

Missives

Written messages or posts distributed to many communities.

Mob

A large, disorderly group of people intent on attacking or shaming.

Mocking

Making fun of someone or something in a cruel or derisive way.

Mutation

A change or alteration in a meme as it is passed from person to person.

Nuanced

Subtle; possessing delicate shades of meaning.

Nuanced judgment

The ability to make subtle, context-based decisions that AI cannot yet replicate.

On the brink of

At the very edge of a significant event, often a disaster or collapse.

Outcast

A person rejected by their colleagues or society.

Outrage

A strong feeling of shock and anger, amplified by algorithms.

Pariah

Someone who is socially rejected or despised by others.

Perilous

Full of danger or risk.

Pervasiveness

The quality of being widespread or prevalent.

Pile-on

A situation where many people join together online to attack a target.

Poise

A state of calm and unflinching dedication under extreme pressure.

Precarious

Dangerously unstable; used to describe digital reputations.

Procurement

The action of obtaining or getting possession of something.

Proliferated

Spread or increased rapidly in numbers or popularity.

Propagation

The action of widely spreading and promoting an idea or trend.

Punitive

An approach intended to punish someone rather than help them grow.

Reconciliation

The process of restoring friendly relations or resolving conflict.

Redemption

The opportunity to save oneself from the consequences of a mistake.

Redeployed

Moved to a new position or task within the same organization.

Rescind

To revoke, cancel, or repeal a decision or agreement.

Resolution

A firm decision to find a solution to a social conflict.

Resonance

The ability of a meme to be meaningful or evoke emotion in an audience.

Responsiveness

The quality of reacting quickly and positively to changes or crises.

Retaliation

Responding to criticism with harm or a counter-attack.

Retribution

Punishment inflicted on someone as a form of vengeance.

Robust

Strong and healthy; providing options and protection against the unexpected.

Seamless

Smooth and continuous, with no apparent gaps, especially in digital experiences.

Self-replication

The ability to make a copy of oneself.

Shunning

Persistently avoiding or rejecting someone as social punishment.

Solipsistic interjection

A behavior in which one makes self-centered, interruptive remarks during a conversation or discussion.

Spurious

False or fake; not being what it purports to be, like a false sense of a certain future.

Stamina

The physical or mental strength to keep going through a difficult situation.

Stigma

A mark of disgrace or a negative stereotype.