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uninitiated
(adj)
not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity
adequately
(adverb)
in a way that is enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose
encounter
(n)
a meeting, especially one that happens by chance
assured
(adj)
showing skill and confidence
wary
(adj)
not completely trusting or certain about something or someone
asset
(n)
a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person
entail
(v)
to make something necessary, or to involve something
reiterate
(v)
to say something again, once or several times
applicability
(n)
the fact of affecting or relating to a person or thing
refrain from
(v)
to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something
evasive
(adj)
answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer
bridle
(v)
to show sudden anger
bolster
(v)
to support or improve something or make it stronger
utilize
(v)
to use something in an effective way
demeanor
(n)
a way of looking and behaving
confined to
(adj)
to keep someone or something within limits
a bone of contention
(idiom)
a subject which causes disagreement and arguments between people
adapt
(v)
to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation
alienate
(v)
to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group
alienated
(adj)
when sb is made to feel that they do not belong in a particular group
alienating
(adj)
sth that makes sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group
alienation
(n)
the feeling that you do not belong in a particular group
alter
(v)
to make sb/sth diferent
association
(n)
a connection or relationship between people or organizations
attachment
(n)
a strong feeling of affection for sb/sth
back to square one
(idiom)
return to the situation you were in at the beginning of a project, task, etc., because you have made no real progress
chop and change
(idiom)
to keep changing your mind or what you are doing
determine
(v)
to control or influence directly; to decide
disaffection
(n)
the feeling of being no longer satisfied with your situation, organization, belief, etc. and therefore not loyal to it
enhance
(v)
to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb/sth
evolve
(v)
to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way
exclude
(v)
to prevent sb/sth from taking part in sth or entering a place
excluded
(adj)
prevented from taking part in sth or entering a place
exclusion
(n)
the act of preventing sb/sth from entering a place or taking part in sth
exclusive
(adj)
only to be used by one particular person or group; only given to one particular person or group
go from strength to strength
(idiom)
to become more and more successful
go hand in hand
(idiom)
to be closely connected such that one thing causes the other
improve
(v)
to make sth/sb better than before
in sb’s hands
(idiom)
being taken care of or controlled by sb
isolate
(v)
to separate sb/sth physically or socially from other people or things
isolated
(adj)
without much contact with other people or other countries
isolating
(adj)
that makes sb feel alone or lonely
isolation
(n)
the state of being alone or lonely
jump out of one’s skin
(idiom)
to move violently because of a sudden shock
loyalty
the quality of being faithful in your support of sb/sth
make great strides
(idiom)
to improve the way in which sth is developing
make no bones about
(idiom)
to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth
marginalization
(n)
the process or result of making sb feel as if they are not important and cannot influence decisions or events; the act of putting sb in a position in which they have no power
move the goalposts
(idiom)
to change the rules for sth, or conditions under which it is done, so that the situation becomes more difficult for sb
progress
(v)
develop over a period of time; to make progress
pull your socks up
(idiom)
to try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc
rapport
(n)
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well
reform
(v)
to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it
rejection
(n)
failure to give a person or an animal enough care or affection
repetition
(n)
the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times
restore
(v)
to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally
reverse
(v)
to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before
revert
(v)
to return to a former state; to start doing sth again that you used to do in the past
save your skin
(idiom)
to try to avoid death, punishment, etc. in an extremely difficult situation
segregate
(v)
to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way
segregated
(adj)
separated by race, religion or sex and treated in a different way
segregation
(n)
the act or policy of separating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way
shape
(v)
to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth develops
skin and bones
(idiom)
extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or health
transform
(v)
to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better
turn the corner
(idiom)
to pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve
turn upside down
(idiom)
to cause large changes and confusion in a person’s life