Can Behavioral Science Help in Flint? Flashcards
voguish
suddenly or temporarily popular / fashionable / smart
beleaguered
troubled / lay siege to
peculiar
distinctive /different from the usual or normal:
veer
to change direction or course
sly
displaying cleverness
coercion
related to compel to an act or choice
fluff
something inconsequential
enamored
affected by strong feelings of love, admiration, or fascination
sheepishly
affected by or showing embarrassment caused by consciousness of a fault
quintessential
perfectly typical or representative of a particular kind of person or thing
panacea
a remedy for all ills or difficulties
thorny
full of difficulties or controversial points
Eugenics
the practice or advocacy of controlled selective breeding of human populations (as by sterilization) to improve the population’s genetic composition
disenfranchised
deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity
to dole
something distributed at intervals to the needy