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Esoteric

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likely to be understood by only a small number of people with a specialized knowledge or interest. (Adjective)

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Fascism

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a way of organizing a society where a government ruled by a dictator controls the lives of the people and the people are prohibited to disagree.

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Dogma

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a principle laid down by an authority as incontrovertibly true.(noun)

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Dossier

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noun
a collection of documents about a particular person, event, or subject.

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es·pi·o·nage

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noun
using spies,
typically by governments to obtain political and military information.

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Rubric

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noun
a heading on a document.

a statement of purpose or function.

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Clandestine

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adjective
kept secret or done secretively, especially because illicit.

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Wasta

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Arabic word for influence
It represents a complex web of personal relationships and influence that extends beyond mere networking.

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Visceral

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Adjective
relating to deep inward feelings (instinct) rather than to the intellect.

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Endogenous

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Adjective
having an internal cause or origin.

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Endocrine system

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Made up of several glands located all over the body that secrete and regulate hormones.

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Oxytocin

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Commonly know as the love drug. A hormone that’s produced in the hypothalamus and released into the bloodstream by the pituitary gland. Its main function is to facilitate childbirth.

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vasopressin

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An antidiuretic hormone that plays a key role in maintaining osmolality and therefore maintaining the volume of water in the extracellular fluid.

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Incumbent

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adjective

necessary for (someone) as a duty or responsibility.

(of an official or regime) currently holding office.

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Quantitative

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adjective
relating to, measuring. Measured by the quantity of something rather than its quality.

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Capitalism

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noun
an economic and political system in which a country’s trade is controlled by private owners for profit.

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Socialism

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a political and economic system in which property and the means of production are owned in common, typically controlled by the state or government.

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Bureaucracy

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noun
a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

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Perpetuate

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verb
make (something, typically an undesirable situation or an unfounded belief) continue indefinitely.

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Democracy

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noun
a system of government controlled by eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives.

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Systemic

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adjective
relating to a system, especially as opposed to a particular part.

22
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Binary

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adjective

composed of, or involving two things.

expressed in a system of numerical notation that has 2 rather than 10 as a base.

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Dictator

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noun
1.
a ruler with total power over a country, typically one who has obtained control by force.

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Pre-requisite

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noun
a thing that is required as a prior condition for something else to happen or exist.

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Contrarian

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noun/adjective
a person who opposes or rejects popular opinion, especially in stock exchange dealing.

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Existential

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Adjective
concerned with existence, especially human existence

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Catalyst

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noun
a substance that increases the rate of a chemical reaction without itself undergoing any permanent chemical change.

a person or thing that precipitates an event.

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Platonic

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adjective
(of love or friendship) intimate and affectionate but not sexual.

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Hypergamy

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noun
the action of marrying or forming a sexual relationship with a person of a superior sociological or educational background.

30
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Camaraderie

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noun
mutual trust and friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.

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Vanity

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noun
excessive pride in or admiration of one’s own appearance or achievements.

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Transient

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adjective
lasting only for a short time; impermanent.

noun
a person who is staying or working in a place for only a short time.

a momentary variation in current, voltage, or frequency.

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Satire

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noun
the use of humor, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s stupidity or vices,

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Propagation

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noun
1.
the breeding of specimens of a plant or animal by natural processes from the parent stock.
2.
the action of widely spreading and promoting an idea, theory, etc.

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Truncated

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adjective
shortened in duration or extent.

without its top or end section.

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Stochastic

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adjective
randomly determined; having a random probability distribution or pattern that may be analyzed statistically but may not be predicted precisely.

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Caveat

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noun
a warning or proviso of specific stipulations, conditions, or limitations.

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Proviso

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noun
a condition attached to an agreement.

39
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Connotation

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noun
an idea or feeling that a word invokes in addition to its literal or primary meaning.
“the word “discipline” has unhappy connotations of punishment and repression”

PHILOSOPHY
the abstract meaning or intension of a term, which forms a principle determining which objects or concepts it applies to.

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Liturgical

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adjective
Public worship. It is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group.

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Incontrovertible

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adjective
not able to be denied or disputed.

42
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Hypocapnia

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Noun
is when the carbon dioxide level in your blood drops below normal. usually results from deep or rapid breathing, known as hyperventilation.

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Hypercapnia

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Noun
is when you have high levels of carbon dioxide in your blood.

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Hypoxia

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Is a lack of oxygen in the body

45
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Scientific method

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consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment along with the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.

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Scientific method steps

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  1. Make an observation or ask a question.
  2. Research
  3. Create a hypothesis
  4. Create a prediction and perform a test.
  5. Analyze the results and draw a conclusion
  6. Share the conclusion or decide what question to ask next
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Osmolality

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Noun
a test that measures the concentration of all chemical particles found in the fluid part of blood.

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