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Post-Graduate
06/19/2017

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Malleable
Definition
easily influenced; pliable.
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Salient
Definition
Most notable or important.
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Dissonance
Definition
A tension or clash resulting from a combination of two disharmonious or unsuitable elements.
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Cognitive dissonance
Definition
the discomfort people feel when holding contradictory beliefs.
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Salutary
Definition
Producing good effects; beneficial
- Health giving.
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Inexorable
Definition
Impossible to stop or prevent; impossible to persuade by request.
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Heuristics
Definition
Enabling a person to discover or learn something on their own.
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Prescient
Definition
Having or showing knowledge of events before they take place.
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Antecedent
Definition
A thing or event that exists before or logically precedes another.
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Semiotics
Definition
The study of signs and symbols as elements of communicative behavior; the analysis of communicative behavior.
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Affinity
Definition
A spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something.
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Capitulated
Definition
Cease to resist an opponent or unwanted demand; surrendered.
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Xenophobia
Definition
Intense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries.
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Dichotomy
Definition
A division or contrast between two things that are represented as being opposed or entirely different.
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Colloquial
Definition
Used in ordinary or familiar conversation; not formal or literary.
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Imbroglio
Definition
An extremely confused, complicated,or embarrassing situation.
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Profligate
Definition
Recklessly extravagant or wasteful in the use of resources.
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Gestalt
Definition
An organized whole that is perceived as more than the sum of its parts.
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Invariant
Definition
Never changing.
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[sic]
Definition
Used in brackets after a copied or quoted word that appears odd or erroneous to show that the word is quoted exactly as it stands in the original.
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Strategic Scaffolding Framework
Definition
Represents several overlapping probes into the nature of an organization - its history,opportunities, and direction.
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Munificent
Definition
(of a gift or a sum of money) larger or more generous than is usual or necessary.
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Cognition
Definition
The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and senses.
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Pilloried
Definition
Ridiculed publicly.
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Juxtapose
Definition
To place (different things) side by side (as to compare or contrast them) or to create an interesting effect.
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egalitarian
Definition
is a trend of thought that favors equality for all people.
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inveighs
Definition
To give vent to angry disapproval; protest vehemently.
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Capacious
Definition
having a lot of space inside; roomy.
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empirical
Definition
based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic.
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parochial
Definition
Having a limited or narrow outlook or scope.
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Serendipity
Definition
The occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way.
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inflection
Definition
a point in time of significant change in a situation; a turning point.
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pernicious
Definition
having a harmful effect, especially in a gradual or subtle way.
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asymmetry
Definition
lack of quality or equivalence between parts or aspects of something; lack of symmetry.
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prurient
Definition
a person having or encouraging excessive interest in sexual matters.
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luminary
Definition
a person who inspires or influences others, especially one in a particular sphere.
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pervades
Definition
spread through and perceived in every part of.
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Intractable
Definition
Hard to control or deal with.
-Difficult, stubborn.
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pugilist
Definition
professional boxer.
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Prolific
Definition
Present in large numbers or quantities; plentiful, abundant, copious; productive, abundant.
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Efficacy
Definition
The ability to produce a desired or intended result.
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Recrimination
Definition
An accusation in response to one from someone else.
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Ubiquitous
Definition
Present, appearing, or found everywhere.
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Ameliorating
Definition
Make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better.
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Apocrypha
Definition
of doubtful authenticity
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Prescient
Definition
having or showing of knowledge of events before they take place.
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esprit-de-corps
Definition
A feeling og pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by members of a particular group.
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Value-Chain
Definition
The process or activities by which a company adds value to an article, including production, marketing, and the provision of after-sales service.
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Myopic
Definition
nearsightedness; lack of immagination, foresight, or intellectual insight.
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ternary
Definition
composed of three parts.
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Captious
Definition
(of a person) tending to find fault or raise petty objections.
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euphemism
Definition
a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing.
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