englih defintion

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Social landscape

The overall character, relationships, and human structure within a community.

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Twilight

The soft, glowing light in the sky between daylight and darkness.

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Enduring

Lasting for a very long time without fading or giving up.

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Pandemic

A widespread disease outbreak that affects an entire country or the world.

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Pervasive

Spreading widely throughout every part of an area or group.

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Systemic poverty

Severe economic hardship built deeply into laws, institutions, and society.

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Catastrophic

Causing sudden, tremendous, and disastrous damage or loss.

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Commentator

A person who shares analysis, opinions, and reports on current events.

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Civil society

Public groups and citizen organizations functioning outside government and business.

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Advocate

A person who publicly supports, defends, or speaks up for a cause.

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Binary

Consisting of or involving only two distinct options or parts.

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Nonbinary

Describing a gender identity that does not fit strictly into male or female.

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Sociocultural

Relating to the combination of community habits, traditions, and social factors.

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Constitution

The fundamental set of laws and guiding principles of a nation or group.

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Tenacity

The quality of holding firm and refusing to quit despite difficulties.

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Affluent

Having plenty of wealth, property, and financial resources.

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Patriarchal

Controlled, led, or dominated primarily by men.

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Ideologies

Shared systems of beliefs and ideas that direct political or cultural goals.

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Systematically

Carried out using a methodical, planned, and step-by-step process.

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Subordinate

Holding a lower rank, position, or level of control under someone else.

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Exacerbate

To make a bad situation, pain, or problem even worse.

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Volatile

Liable to change rapidly, unpredictably, or explode into violence.

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Entrenched

Firmly established and extremely difficult to remove or alter.

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Gaslighting

Psychologically manipulating a person so they doubt their own memories or reality.

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Stigma

A strong mark of social disgrace or disapproval tied to a trait or situation.

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Replicated

Copied, repeated, or recreated in the exact same manner.

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Subjugation

The act of placing someone under total defeat, submission, and control.

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Economic coercion

Using financial pressure, penalties, or restrictions to force compliance.

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Stark

Sharply clear, harsh, or plain in appearance and contrast.

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Paradox

A statement or event that seems self-contradictory yet holds a fundamental truth.

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Chasm

A deep gap in the earth, or a vast division between perspectives.

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Empathetic

Able to deeply understand and share the emotions felt by another person.

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Personnel

The group of individuals employed or serving in a workplace or military unit.

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Plagued

Afflicted, troubled, or distressed continuously by difficulties.

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Impedes

Delays, blocks, or interferes with the natural movement or growth of something.

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Stifling

Holding back, suffocating, or repressing normal expression and growth.

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Perpetuating

Causing an ongoing condition, belief, or habit to continue endlessly.

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Escalating

Quickly growing higher, larger, or much more intense.

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Sanctuary

A secure place that provides shelter, protection, and safety from harm.

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Breaches

Openings, breaks, or direct violations of a barrier, rule, or contract.

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Eradication

The complete removal, wiping out, or destruction of an issue.

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Constitutional dialogues

Ongoing legal conversations and interactions between governing bodies over fundamental rights.

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Simultaneously

Happening, working, or existing at the exact same point in time.

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Economic empowerment

Supplying individuals or communities with the financial autonomy and tools to succeed.

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Vulnerable

Easily exposed, defenseless, and open to injury or emotional harm.

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Relegated

Lowered or moved down into an inferior, less significant position.

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Unyielding

Standing firm, inflexible, and determined not to surrender.

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Corporate entities

Officially formed business organizations that hold legal status separate from their owners.

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Enshrined

Honored, safeguarded, and protected within a valued document, law, or space.

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Haven

A calm retreat or safe harbor shielding from trouble or danger.

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Chronic

Continuing across a lengthy period of time or repeating frequently.