VOCAB 4 Flashcards
Conservatism
commitment to traditional values and ideas with opposition to change or innovation:
liberalism
willingness to respect or accept behaviour or opinions different from one’s own; openness to new ideas: one of the basic tenets of liberalism is tolerance. • the holding of political views that are socially progressive and promote social welfare:
substack
Substack is an American online platform that provides publishing, payment, analytics, and design infrastructure to support subscription newsletters. It allows writers to send digital newsletters directly to subscribers.
illiberal
opposed to liberal principles; restricting freedom of thought or behavior
placebo
an inert substance that exerts a beneficial effect
nocebo
a harmless substance or treatment that when taken by or administered to a patient is associated with harmful side effects or worsening of symptoms due to negative expectations or the psychological condition of the patient
metaverse
a virtual-reality space in which users can interact with a computer-generated environment and other users.
troll
a person who makes a deliberately offensive or provocative online post. • a deliberately offensive or provocative online post.
inert
chemically inactive
Prognosis
Forecast
Diagnosis
the art or act of identifying a disease from its signs and symptoms
Sauté
Fried quickly in a little hot fat. Heat the fat for 10 to 30 seconds―until oil shimmers or butter’s foam subsides―and then add the food. In general, use fats that have a high smoke point―peanut oil, regular olive oil, canola oil, or rendered pork fat. Once the fat begins to smoke, the flavor changes and can affect the food’s taste.Oct 30, 2008
STEM
science, technology, engineering, mathematics
troll
to antagonize (others) online by deliberately posting inflammatory, irrelevant or offensive comments or other disruptive content
notoriety
the state of being famous or well known for some bad quality or deed
cynic
a person who believes that people are motivated purely by self interest rather than acting for honorable or unselfish reasons
CPAP
Continuous positive airway pressure
fungible
being something (such as money or a commodity) of such a nature that one part or quantity can be replaced by another equal part or quantity in paying a debt or settling an account
allegory
the expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
What is NIL?
college athletes make money from Names, Images and Likenesses
transfer portal
college athletes inform their schools that they want to transfer. School has 2 days to put their name in a database. Athlete can then visit other schools.
