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When the Body Says No - Gabor Maté Flashcards

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Awry

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Sudden change of course

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Tennable

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no longer defendable

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Relegate

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exile to oblivion // banish

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Luddite

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anti-modernism/technology

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Vexation

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to annoy/injure/irritate

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Requiem

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a mass for the dead // solemn chant

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Milieu

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a person’s social environment

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Disposition - noun

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person’s inherent qualities of mind + character

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Placate

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make someone less angry/hostile

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Idyllic

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extremely happy, peaceful or picturesque scene

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Precocious

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exceptionally early in developments // exhibiting mature qualities

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Frenetic

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fast + energetic in a wild

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Inculcated

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instill an idea, attitude or habit

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Vicissitude

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a change of circumstance or fortune

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Leery

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cautious or wary due to realistic suspicions

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Austerity

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sternness/severity of manner or attitude

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Adomonished

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reprimand gently

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Vernacular

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the language/dialect spoken by the ordinary people in the particular region/country

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Austerre

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severe/strict in manner/attitude/appearance

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Monastic

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relating to monks, nuns or other living under religious vows or buildings in which they live

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Quaint

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attractive unusual or old-fashioned

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Extel

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to praise highly//glorify

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Frugality

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sparing // economical with regard to money or food

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Conspicuous

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standing out as so to be clearly visible // attracting noise or attention

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Salient

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Most noticeable or important

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Innocuous

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not harmful or offensive

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3 Factors that universally lead to stress

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Uncertainty
Lack of information
Loss of control

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Emotional Competences

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the ability to feel and express emotions
learn and understand how to manage them - express your emotions effectively
- assert our needs
- maintain the integrity of our emotional boundaries

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Ostentatious

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characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract noise

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Pretentious

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attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture than is actually possessed

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Admonish

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warn or reprimand someone firmly

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Reprimand

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a rebuke, especially an official one

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Rebuke

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express sharp disapproval or criticism of someone because of their behaviour or actions

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Perennial

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Lasting or existing for a long or apparently infinite time; enduring or continually recurring

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