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Prerogative

Impervious adj Not affected by


Illustrious adj well-know respected and admired for past achivements
impregnable adj unable to enter or broken into
peckish adj (informal) hungry
wading in Phrasal verb plunge into or attack energetically
amiss adj annoyed or offended ; incorrect or inappropriate
millieu noun a person's social environment
contemplated verb consider very carefully
reprisal noun The act of retaliation
vilified verb speak or write in an abusively disparagly manner
insinuating adj provoking gradual doubt or suspicion
dissent intr.v / n to differ in opinion/ difference of opinion or feeling
societal adj of relating to structure, organization or functioning of society
ocstracize tr.verb to exclude or banish someone from a group
ambivalence noun the coexistence of opposing attitude or feelings
transgress v.tr to go beyond boundary or to act in violation of law
collegiality noun Shared power and authority vested among colleagues.
complicit adj involved with others in an activity that is unlawful or morally wrong
blight noun harm, spoil or destroy
pervasive adj unwelcome influence or physical effect throughout an area or a group of people
entrench verb establish so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely
wanton adj deliberate and unprovoked ; sexually immodest;
verb play ; behave in a sexually immodest or promiscious way
farce noun foolish show; mockery
will he wither or will he thrive
opinionated adj holding something stubbornly and often unreasonably
legislation noun laws
vigilance noun action or state of keeping careful watch for possible danger
condescension noun an attitude of patrionizing superior
afflict verb cause pain or trouble to; affect adversely
idiosyncrasy noun a way of thought peculiar to an individual
assert verb state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully
anomaly noun something that deviates from what is standard, normal or expected
stereotype noun a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or things
innocuous adj not likely to bother or offend anyone
guise noun a way of seeming that is not true
insidious adj causing harm in a way that is gradual or not easily noticed
propensity noun Strong natural tendency to do something
nuanced noun subtle difference in or shade of meaning, expression, or sound
monolithic noun huge , indivisible organization
elusive adjective difficult to find, catch
hegemony noun leadership or dominance especially by one group
Pragmatic adj Dealing or concerned with facts or actual occurrences; practica
unwelcome influence or physical effect throughout an area or a group of people
a widely held but fixed and oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or things

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