Cluster 2

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compatible
It was when we started living together that we found we just weren't compatible. # incompatible
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able to exist, live, or work successfully with something or someone else:
aversion
I felt an instant aversion to his parents. She has a deep aversion to getting up in the morning
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(a person or thing that causes) a feeling of strong dislike or of not wishing to do something
detrimental
These chemicals have a detrimental effect/impact on the environment.
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C2 causing harm or damage:
correlative adjective
Each party to the contract has correlative rights and duties.
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used to describe two or more things that are related to each other
repression
an attitude of unhealthy sexual repression
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the process and effect of keeping particular thoughts and wishes out of your conscious mind in order to defend or protect it
empirical adjective
This theory needs to be backed up with solid empirical data/evidence.
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C2 based on what is experienced or seen rather than on theory
rigidity
thomas displays a rigidity in thinking that extends beyond ideology.
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the quality of being impossible to change or persuade
vague
he had been very vague about his activities
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of uncertain, indefinite, or unclear character or meaning.
syn: indeterminate, unclear;
amplify
"urban policy initiatives amplified social polarization"
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ncrease the volume of (sound), especially using an amplifier. OR cause to become more marked or intense.
SYN: aise, magnify, intensify, escalate.
arouse
It's a subject that has aroused a lot of interest
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to cause someone to have a particular feeling
SYN: cause, induce, prompt, set off, trigger, stir up, inspire
instrumental adjective
As secretary of state, he was instrumental in the creation of NATO.
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formal If someone or something is instrumental in a process, plan, or system, that person or thing is one of the most important influences in causing it to happen or Meaning 2 is a type of music no lyric background
SYN: Affecting and influencing
vicarious adjective
She took a vicarious pleasure in her friend's achievements.
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experienced by reading or watching someone else do something
SYN: Indirect, secondhand, secondary, derivative, derived, at one remove, surrogate, substitute
advocate
"they advocated an ethical foreign policy"
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meaning 1 publicly recommend or support. meaning 2a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy.
SYN recommend, prescribe, commend, advise, favor, approve of, support,
mittigate
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make less severe, serious, or painful.
It is unclear how to mitigate the effects of tourism on the island.
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SyN: Making things better
Virtually
"the college became virtually bankrupt"
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almost or using a computer to do or see something instead of going to a place or talking to a person.
synonyms: in effect, effectively, all but, more or less, practically, almost, nearly
Intervention
The intervention by UN troops prevented fighting from breaking out.
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the act or fact of becoming involved intentionally in a difficult situation
Syn: involvement, intercession, interceding, interposing, interposition
undertake
"a firm of builders undertook the construction work"
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commit oneself to and begin (an enterprise or responsibility); Meaning 2: promise to do a particular thing. take on.
articulate
They were unable to articulate their emotions very good.
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Verb express (an idea or feeling) fluently and coherently.
longitudinal
Longitudinal lines run from north to south.
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adjective - running lengthwise rather than across.
multifaceted
It's a multifaceted business, offering a range of services.
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adjective- having many different parts or sides:
prerequisite
sponsorship is not a prerequisite for any of our courses"
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a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.
Sym: necessary condition
persist
"the minority of drivers who persist in drinking"
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verb- continue firmly or obstinately in an opinion or a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or failure.
Syn: persevere, maintain, keep on.
subsequent
he theory was developed subsequent to the earthquake of 1906"
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adjective- coming after something in time; following.
Syn: following
maneuver
"the truck was unable to maneuver comfortably in the narrow street"
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verb - move skillfully or carefully.

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