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criticize unfairly; disparage.

"doom and gloom merchants who denigrate their own country"

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verb

come together to form one mass or whole.

"the puddles had coalesced into shallow streams"

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miss or long for.

"she's still pining for him"

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fat, round, or bulging.

"a bulbous nose"

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walk or move wearily or reluctantly.

"students had to traipse all over London to attend lectures"

walk about casually or needlessly.

"there's people traipsing in and out all the time"

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be enrolled at a college or university.

"they had recently matriculated as undergraduates at Jesus College"

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the day-to-day work of teaching in a school.

"teachers at the chalkface"

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verbINFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN

gerund or present participle: futzing

waste time; idle or busy oneself aimlessly.

"mother futzed around in the kitchen"

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the ability to express oneself fluently and grammatically in speech.

"infant teachers will be urged to concentrate on reading, writing, oracy and numeracy"

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Essay sentence: Second, and more trenchantly, he argued that...

vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

"the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities"

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verb FORMAL

hold and state as one's opinion.

"‘The man is a genius,’ he opined"

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Noun
agreement or compatibility between opinions or actions.

"consonance between conservation measures and existing agricultural practice"

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Verb
combine (two or more sets of information, texts, ideas, etc.) into one.

"the urban crisis conflates  a number of different economic, political, and social issues"

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adjective

self-evident or unquestionable.

"it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed"

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Adj
present, appearing, or found everywhere.

"his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family"

Synonyms- omnipresent, ever present

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Adj
very unwilling to spend money or use resources.

"even the parsimonious Joe paid for drinks all round"

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a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

"a classic vignette of embassy life"

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annoyance or distress at having failed or been humiliated.

"to my chagrin, he was nowhere to be seen"

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the coexistence of many possible meanings for a word or phrase.

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a mode of behaviour or way of thought peculiar to an individual.

"one of his little idiosyncrasies was always preferring to be in the car first"

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leadership or dominance, especially by one state or social group over others.

"Germany was united under Prussian hegemony after 1871"

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involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong.

"the careers of those complicit in the cover-up were blighted"

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omit (a sound or syllable) when speaking.

"English speakers often elide the vowel completely"

2.

join together; merge.

"whole periods of time are elided into a few seconds of screen time"

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a thing added to something else as a supplementary rather than an essential part.

"computer technology is an adjunct to learning"

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based on deep feeling and emotional reactions rather than on reason or thought. Strong feelings, all consuming.
visceral hatred/excitement

His approach to acting is visceral rather than intellectual.

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the theory of knowledge, especially with regard to its methods, validity, and scope, and the distinction between justified belief and opinion.

Epistemology, the philosophical study of the nature, origin, and limits of human knowledge. ... The term is derived from the Greek epistēmē (“knowledge”) and logos (“reason”), and accordingly the field is sometimes referred to as the theory of knowledge.

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especially of a position or view) not able to be maintained or defended against attack or objection.

"this argument is clearly untenable"

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vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

"the White Paper makes trenchant criticisms of health authorities"

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Prom is ‘vin-yet’

a brief evocative description, account, or episode.

"a classic vignette of embassy life"

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Taking an active role; producing an effect.

"the programme envisions designers as agentive, social citizens"

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a thing that existed before or logically precedes another.

"some antecedents to the African novel might exist in Africa's oral traditions"

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present, appearing, or found everywhere.

"his ubiquitous influence was felt by all the family"

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a thing that is added or attached to something larger or more important.

"they treat Scotland as a mere appendage of England

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repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

"a proposal to abrogate temporarily the right to strike"

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relevant to a subject under consideration.

"that is not germane to our theme"

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the devising or choosing of names for things, especially in a science or other discipline.

SLA adopts the computer metaphor, which has become the most popular, widely-used nomenclature today.

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having or showing a lack of thought or intelligence; mindless.

"a vacuous smile"

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(of a comment or fact) cause continuing annoyance or resentment.

"the casual manner of his dismissal still rankles"

2.

ARCHAIC

(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester.

"the wound is but skinned over and rankles still at the bottom"

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Innatism is a philosophical doctrine that holds that the mind is born with ideas/knowledge, and that therefore the mind is not a 'blank slate' at birth, as early empiricists such as John Locke claimed. It asserts therefore that not all knowledge is obtained from experience and the senses.

Eg. Language acquisition is seen in quite a different way to innatist accounts.

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Efficacy is a more formal way to say effectiveness, both of which stem from the Latin verb efficere "to work out, accomplish." The effectiveness, or efficacy, of something is how well it works or brings the results you hoped for.

Nobody know the most efficacious way to teach grammar.

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an organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
something such as a structure or experience that, when considered as a whole, has qualities that are more than the total of all its parts:

This new biography is the first to consider fully the writer's gestalt.

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the complete range or scope of something.

"the whole gamut of human emotion"

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self-self-evident or unquestionable.

"it is axiomatic that dividends have to be financed"

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put forward as fact or as a basis for argument.

Since no other venue is available, I will posit my condominium as a place for the company holiday party. ...

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companionship and cooperation between colleagues who share responsibility.

Example: "he advised his team of officers to nurture the spirit of collegiality among them"

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a strange or unusual habit, way of behaving, or feature that someone or something has:

Idiosyncratic means unique to an individual. Albert Einstein famously had lots of idiosyncratic habits. ... One thing that Einstein definitely wasn't was an idiot. Yet idiosyncratic and idiot are related. Idio is ancient Greek for "one's own." An idiosyncratic person is someone who does things in his own way.

She often cracks her knuckles when she's speaking - it's one of her little idiosyncrasies.

One of the idiosyncrasies of this printer is that you can't stop it once it has started.

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gather or collect (something, especially information or approval).

Example : "the police struggled to garner sufficient evidence"

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think deeply about something; meditate or reflect.

Example: "he stroked his beard and retired to cogitate"

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adopt or adopt or support (a cause, belief, or way of life).

"she espoused the causes of justice and freedom for all"

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having or showing simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings toward something or someone.

Example: Henry was infamous among his friends for his ambivalence on where to eat, so they did not ask him to break the stalemate in choosing a restaurant.

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a principle or belief, especially one of the main principles of a religion or philosophy.

"the tenets of a democratic society"

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gather together and confine (a group of people or things).

"the organizers were corralling the crowd into marching formation"

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the presence of two or more expressed viewpoints in a text or other artistic work.

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rising in power or influence.

"ascendant moderate factions in the party"

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an amazing or unusual thing, especially one out of the ordinary course of nature.

"omens and prodigies abound in Livy's work"

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unable to think clearly; confused or perplexed.

"even in my befuddled state I could see that they meant trouble"

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the distinctive quality or character of someone or something.

"you must demonstrate your moral timbre as a human being"

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Occurring every two years a biennial celebration

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Go back on a promise, revoke

Example: the company reneged on an agreement about paying workers overtime

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fəʊ ˈpɑː
an embarrassing or tactless act or remark in a social situation.

"‘I was suddenly sick in the back of their car’—it was years before he could confess his faux pas to them"
A blunder

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mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

Example sentence: "the enforced camaraderie of office life"

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filled with bitter criticism or malice.

Example sentence: vitriolic attacks on the politicians

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especially of a process or organization just coming into existence and beginning to display signs of future potential. Synonym: Fledgling.

Example: "the nascent space industry"

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Involved in a crime or some activity that is wrong
Example sentence : She is suspected of complicity in the fraud case.

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a group or clique within a larger group, party, government, organization, or the like, typically having different opinions and interests than the larger group:
Example sentence: A factious group was trying to undermine the government.

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To waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive.
Example: I vacillated between teaching and journalism

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In a loud and forceful manner.
Example sentence: he opposed the war vociferously

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a feeling of deep anxiety or dread, typically an unfocused one about the human condition or the state of the world in general.

Example sentence: "my hair causes me angst"

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tending or too ready to take legal action to settle disputes.

Example sentence: our increasingly litigious society
litigant - a person involved in a lawsuit

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ˌabəˈreɪʃ(ə)n
a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically an unwelcome one.

Example sentence: they described the outbreak of violence in the area as an aberration

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ˈpalpəb(ə)l

of a feeling or atmosphere so intense as to seem almost tangible

Example sentence: a palpable sense of loss

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the expressing of expert opinions.

Example sentence: Isn't football punditry often like this?

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INNOCUOUS (adj) ɪˈnɒkjʊəs              not harmful or offensive 

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INNOCUOUS (adj) ɪˈnɒkjʊəs              not harmful or offensive 

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Example sentence: It was an innocuous question.

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 DIACRITIC (noun) : a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value

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 DIACRITIC (noun) : a mark, point, or sign added or attached to a letter or character to distinguish it from another of similar form, to give it a particular phonetic value

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Example sentence: The Hebrew alphabet is also used, generally with the addition of some diacritical marks, by Jews to write other languages, chiefly Arabic, Spanish, Persian, Greek, Tatar (by Qaraites) and in later times German.

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EXEGESIS (noun) - critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

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EXEGESIS (noun) - critical explanation or interpretation of a text, especially of scripture.

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Example sentence: The student's exegesis of the novel was one of the best summaries the professor had ever read.

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CANONICAL (noun) - a general rule or acceptable procedure

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CANONICAL (noun) - a general rule or acceptable procedure

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Example sentence: His proposals were generally accepted as canonical.

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TRAJECTORY (noun)  trəˈdʒɛkt(ə)ri   a certain path

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TRAJECTORY (noun)  trəˈdʒɛkt(ə)ri   a certain path

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Example sentence: In order to become a certified nursing instructor, one must follow a certain trajectory.