Dictionary
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- paradigm C1 A paradigm is a typical example or model, or a widely accepted way of thinking in a field.
- phenomenon C1 A phenomenon is an event, fact, or situation that is observed and often seems unusual or interesting.
- placebo C1 A placebo is a harmless treatment given as a control in research or to produce a psychological benefit.
- pretentious C1 Trying to seem more important, intelligent, or cultured than you really are.
- quintessential C1 Quintessential means representing the most typical or perfect example of something.
- realism C1 Realism is a style or approach that represents people and events as they are in real life, without idealizing them.
- rhetoric C1 Rhetoric is the skill of using language to persuade or influence people.
- schadenfreude C1 Schadenfreude is pleasure or amusement felt when someone else has trouble or bad luck.
- scrutinize C1 To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- secular C1 Not connected with religion and focused on non-religious, worldly matters.
- semantics C1 Semantics is the study of meaning in language.
- serendipity C1 Serendipity is the experience of finding something good or useful by chance.
- solipsism C1 Solipsism is the belief that only one’s own mind is certain to exist.
- stoicism C1 Stoicism is the practice of staying calm and self-controlled, especially when facing stress or hardship.
- synthesis C1 Synthesis is the process of combining separate parts or ideas to create a whole.
- ubiquitous C1 Present, appearing, or found everywhere at the same time.
- xenophobia C1 Xenophobia is a strong dislike or fear of people from other countries or cultures.