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uninitiated

(adj)

not having knowledge or experience of a particular subject or activity

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adequately

(adverb)

in a way that is enough or satisfactory for a particular purpose

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encounter

(n)

a meeting, especially one that happens by chance

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assured

(adj)

showing skill and confidence

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wary

(adj)

not completely trusting or certain about something or someone

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asset

(n)

a useful or valuable quality, skill, or person

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entail

(v)

to make something necessary, or to involve something

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reiterate

(v)

to say something again, once or several times

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applicability

(n)

the fact of affecting or relating to a person or thing

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refrain from

(v)

to avoid doing or stop yourself from doing something

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evasive

(adj)

answering questions in a way that is not direct or clear, especially because you do not want to give an honest answer

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bridle

(v)

to show sudden anger

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bolster

(v)

to support or improve something or make it stronger

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utilize

(v)

to use something in an effective way

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demeanor

(n)

a way of looking and behaving

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confined to

(adj)

to keep someone or something within limits

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a bone of contention

(idiom)
a subject which causes disagreement and arguments between people

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adapt

(v)
to change your behaviour in order to deal more successfully with a new situation

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alienate

(v)
to make sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group

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alienated

(adj)
when sb is made to feel that they do not belong in a particular group

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alienating

(adj)
sth that makes sb feel that they do not belong in a particular group

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alienation

(n)
the feeling that you do not belong in a particular group

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alter

(v)
to make sb/sth diferent

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association

(n)
a connection or relationship between people or organizations

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attachment

(n)
a strong feeling of affection for sb/sth

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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

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chop and change

(idiom)
to keep changing your mind or what you are doing

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determine

(v)
to control or influence directly; to decide

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disaffection

(n)
the feeling of being no longer satisfied with your situation, organization, belief, etc. and therefore not loyal to it

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enhance

(v)
to increase or further improve the good quality, value or status of sb/sth

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evolve

(v)
to develop gradually, especially from a simple to a more complicated form; to develop sth in this way

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exclude

(v)
to prevent sb/sth from taking part in sth or entering a place

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excluded

(adj)
prevented from taking part in sth or entering a place

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exclusion

(n)
the act of preventing sb/sth from entering a place or taking part in sth

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exclusive

(adj)
only to be used by one particular person or group; only given to one particular person or group

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go from strength to strength

(idiom)
to become more and more successful

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go hand in hand

(idiom)
to be closely connected such that one thing causes the other

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improve

(v)
to make sth/sb better than before

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in sb’s hands

(idiom)
being taken care of or controlled by sb

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isolate

(v)
to separate sb/sth physically or socially from other people or things

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isolated

(adj)
without much contact with other people or other countries

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isolating

(adj)
that makes sb feel alone or lonely

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isolation

(n)
the state of being alone or lonely

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jump out of one’s skin

(idiom)
to move violently because of a sudden shock

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loyalty

the quality of being faithful in your support of sb/sth

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make great strides

(idiom)
to improve the way in which sth is developing

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make no bones about

(idiom)
to be honest and open about sth; to not hesitate to do sth

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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

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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

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progress

(v)
develop over a period of time; to make progress

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pull your socks up

(idiom)
to try to improve your performance, work, behaviour, etc

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rapport

(n)
a friendly relationship in which people understand each other very well

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reform

(v)
to improve a system, an organization, a law, etc. by making changes to it

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rejection

(n)
failure to give a person or an animal enough care or affection

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repetition

(n)
the fact of doing or saying the same thing many times

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restore

(v)
to repair a building, work of art, piece of furniture, etc. so that it looks as good as it did originally

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reverse

(v)
to change sth completely so that it is the opposite of what it was before

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revert

(v)
to return to a former state; to start doing sth again that you used to do in the past

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save your skin

(idiom)
to try to avoid death, punishment, etc. in an extremely difficult situation

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segregate

(v)
to separate people of different races, religions or sexes and treat them in a different way

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segregated

(adj)
separated by race, religion or sex and treated in a different way

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segregation

(n)
the act or policy of separating people of different races, religions or sexes and treating them in a different way

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shape

(v)
to have an important influence on the way that sb/sth develops

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skin and bones

(idiom)
extremely thin in a way that is not attractive or health

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transform

(v)
to completely change the appearance or character of sth, especially so that it is better

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turn the corner

(idiom)
to pass a very important point in an illness or a difficult situation and begin to improve

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turn upside down

(idiom)
to cause large changes and confusion in a person’s life

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