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Section 1
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plastic/plasticity
Able to be changed, malleable (e.g. brain plasticity)
arrest
to stop "the spread of the disease can be arrested"
Conviction
strong belief - noun form of convinced
Constitution
build (e.g., a football player has a solid constitution)
empirical
derived from experiment or observation
faculty
ability or aptitude "the author's faculty for philosophical analysis"
innate
natural, inborn; existing from birth "her innate capacity for organization"
train
To fixate on (e.g. one's eyes on something)
economy
thrift (the quality of using money and other resources carefully and not wastefully.) "a writer who has an economical style is one who uses hew words"
basic
fundamental, essential
deter
to discourage
Paradox
apparent contradiction
capacity
ability
relate/relay
to pass on information, give an account of (a story)
comprehensive
thorough; complete
currency
acceptance, approval (of an idea) "the term gained currency during the second half of the 20th century"
bolster
to provide support for (an argument)
partisan
strong adherent to a party or idea
condone
to disregard or pardon an illegal or objectionable act
legislation
laws
treat
to alter
scope
the extent of the area or subject matter that something deals with or to which it is relevant.
check
to control (e.g., the vaccine checked the spread of the disease)
observe
to follow (e.g., observe a law)
grievance
a wrong, grounds to complain "failure to redress genuine grievances"
grave/gravity
seriousness
exploit
to make use of, take advantage of (does not carry negative connotation)
uniform
constant, unvarying
appropriate
to take from, steal
realize
to achieve (a goal)
bent (3)
dishonest; corrupt. "a bent cop" liking or preference for natural talent "a man of religious bent"
static
unchanging lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting. "demand has grown in what was a fairly static market"
strength
significance
disparity
difference, gap
elevated
lofty, high-minded, idealistic
lofty, exalted
high-minded; one with good morals
want
lack "you shall want for nothing while you are with me"
establish
prove, validate
appreciate (2)
understand (a situation) fully; recognize the full implications of to increase in value "they expected the house to appreciate in value"
facility
the ability to do something easily (e.g., a facility for learning languages)
temper
to moderate, make less harsh
arbitrary
done or decided randomly, without clear reason
absolute
unqualified
compromise
to endanger or make vulnerable (e.g., to compromise one's beliefs)
sound
firm (e.g., a sound argument)
spare, severe
plain, unadorned when do you use each?
afford
grant (e.g. an opportunity)
affect (2)
to take on, assume behaving in an artificial/pretentious way "as usual I affected a supreme unconcern"
doctrine
principle or set of teachings
Foil
to put a stop to (e.g., to foil a robbery)
Section 2
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