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- relativism Word C1 Relativism is the view that what is true, right, or meaningful can depend on context, culture, or perspective rather th…
- rhetoric Word C1 Rhetoric is the skill of using language to persuade or influence people.
- romanticism Word C1 Romanticism is an artistic and literary movement that emphasized emotion, imagination, and the power of nature over str…
- schadenfreude Word C1 Schadenfreude is pleasure or amusement felt when someone else has trouble or bad luck.
- scrutinize Word C1 To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- secular Word C1 Not connected with religion and focused on non-religious, worldly matters.
- secularism Word C1 Secularism is the principle that government and public institutions should remain neutral toward religion and separate …
- semantics Word C1 Semantics is the study of meaning in language.
- sent to Coventry Idiom C1 If someone is sent to Coventry, other people deliberately ignore them and refuse to speak to them as punishment.
- serendipity Word C1 Serendipity is the experience of finding something good or useful by chance.
- situationship Word C1 A situationship is an unclear, unofficial romantic relationship without agreed labels or commitment.
- sociological Word C1 Relating to sociology or to the study of how people behave in groups and societies.
- sociology Word C1 Sociology is the study of human society, social relationships, and social institutions.
- sociopath Word C1 A sociopath is a person who persistently ignores other people’s rights and feelings and may behave in manipulative or h…
- solipsism Word C1 Solipsism is the belief that only one’s own mind is certain to exist.
- split hairs Idiom C1 To split hairs means to argue about very small details or make overly fine distinctions.
- stoicism Word C1 Stoicism is the practice of staying calm and self-controlled, especially when facing stress or hardship.
- structuralism Word C1 Structuralism is an approach that explains meaning and culture through the underlying structures and relationships with…
- subjectivism Word C1 Subjectivism is the view that knowledge, meaning, or value depends primarily on individual perception or feeling rather…
- surrealism Word C1 Surrealism is a 20th-century art and literary movement that combines dreamlike imagery with unexpected, illogical eleme…