Dictionary
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- pretentious C1 Trying to seem more important, intelligent, or cultured than you really are.
- principal B2 A principal is the head of a school or the main person or thing in a situation.
- principle B2 A principle is a basic rule or belief that guides how someone thinks or acts.
- privilege B2 A privilege is a special advantage or right that only some people have.
- procrastination Procrastination is the habit of delaying tasks that you should do now.
- procurement Procurement is the process of obtaining goods or services, especially for a business or government organization.
- prosperity Prosperity is the state of being successful, especially by having money, a strong economy, or general well-being.
- protagonist B1 A protagonist is the main character in a story, play, or film.
- quintessential C1 Quintessential means representing the most typical or perfect example of something.
- racism B2 Racism is the belief that some races are better than others, and the unfair treatment that results from that belief.
- realism C1 Realism is a style or approach that represents people and events as they are in real life, without idealizing them.
- recount To recount something is to tell a story or describe events in detail.
- resilience B2 Resilience is the ability to recover quickly from difficulties and keep going.
- revoke To revoke means to officially cancel or take back something such as a right, permission, or decision.
- rhetoric C1 Rhetoric is the skill of using language to persuade or influence people.
- rusty Rusty means covered with rust or not as good at something because you have not done it for a while.
- satire B2 Satire is writing, art, or humor that criticizes people or society by using irony and exaggeration.
- 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.