Vocab 2 Flashcards
hegemonic
ruling or dominant in a political or social context: the bourgeoisie constituted the hegemonic class.
insuperable
(of a difficulty or obstacle) impossible to overcome: insuperable financial problems.
perilous
full of danger or risk: a perilous journey south.
synthesis
1 the combination of ideas to form a theory or system: the synthesis of intellect and emotion in his work | the ideology represented a synthesis of certain ideas.
2 the production of chemical compounds by reaction from simpler materials: the synthesis of methanol from carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
3 (in Hegelian philosophy) the final stage in the process of dialectical reasoning, in which a new idea resolves the conflict between thesis and antithesis.
ideology
1 a system of ideas and ideals, especially one which forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy: the ideology of republicanism. • the ideas and manner of thinking characteristic of a group, social class, or individual: a critique of bourgeois ideology.
exponential
1 (of an increase) becoming more and more rapid: the social security budget was rising at an exponential rate.
2 Mathematics of or expressed by a mathematical exponent: an exponential curve.
comorbidity
noun Medicine the simultaneous presence of two or more diseases or medical conditions in a patient: age and comorbidity may be risk factors for poor outcome | [as modifier] : comorbidity rates. •
a disease or medical condition that is simultaneously present with another or others in a patient: patients with cardiovascular or renal comorbidities.
pathogen
a bacterium, virus, or other microorganism that can cause disease.
de facto
adjective existing or holding a specified position in fact but not necessarily by legal right: a de facto one-party system.
antipathy
a deep-seated feeling of dislike; aversion: his fundamental antipathy to capitalism | a thinly disguised mutual antipathy.
ominous
threatening
redoubt
a temporary or supplementary fortification, typically square or polygonal and without flanking defenses: the British stormed the rebel redoubt | figurative : branch 200 was a redoubt of left-wing trade unionism.
demography
the study of statistics such as births, deaths, income, or the incidence ofdisease, which illustrate the changing structure of human populations.
portent
a sign or warning that something, especially something momentous or calamitous, is likely to happen: they believed that wild birds in the house were portents of death
proxy
the authority to represent someone else, especially in voting: they may register to vote by proxy.
endemic
(of a disease or condition) regularly found among particular people or in a certain area: complacency is endemic in industry today | areas where malaria is endemic.
skeptical
not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: the public were deeply skeptical about some of the proposals.
problematic
constituting or presenting a problem or difficulty: the situation was problematic for teachers.
sclerotic
becoming rigid and unresponsive; losing the ability to adapt: sclerotic management.
perverse
( of a person or their actions) showing a deliberate and obstinate desire to behave in a way that is unreasonable or unacceptable, often in spite of theconsequences: Kate’s perverse decision not to cooperate.
psychosis
a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality: they were suffering from a psychosis | [mass noun] : the symptoms of psychosis.
tacit
understood or implied without being stated: your silence may be taken to mean tacit agreement.
from Latin tacitus, past participle of tacere ‘be silent’.
