Abstract Ideas

ego C1

/ˈiɡo/ A person's sense of their own importance or value. M S

meaningless C1

/ˈmiːnɪŋləs/ Having no meaning or sense. M S

harassment C1

/həˈɹæs.mənt/ Repeated, deliberate behaviour that pesters, threatens, or intimidates someone. M S

commence C1

/kəˈmens/ To begin or start. M S

suffice C1

/ˈsʌ.fɪs/ to be enough for a particular purpose M S

anesthesia C1

/ˌæn.əsˈθi.ʒə/ loss of bodily sensation with or without loss of consciousness M S

fanatic C1

/fəˈnæt.ɪk/ A person with extreme, often unreasonable enthusiasm for a cause or belief. M S

justification C1

/ˌd͡ʒɐstɪfɪˈkæɪʃən/ A good reason or explanation that makes an action or belief seem acceptable. M S

occurrence C1

/əˈkɝ.əns/ Something that happens; an event. M S

premise C1

/ˈpɹem.ɪs/ A statement or idea that is accepted as true and used as the basis for an argument. M S

cynicism C1

/ˈsɪnɪˌsɪzəm/ A distrustful attitude that assumes people act only out of selfishness. M S

realist C1

/ˈriːəlɪst/ A person who accepts situations as they truly are and deals with them in a practical way. M S

compatibility C1

/kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ the ability of people, ideas, or things to exist or work together without conflict M S

omission C1

/oʊˈmɪʃən/ something that has been omitted M S

commonality C1

/ˌkɑməˈnæləti/ a feature or quality shared by two or more people or things M S

entanglement C1

/ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt/ the state or process of becoming twisted together, trapped, or caught M S

incidence C1

/ˈɪn.sɪ.dəns/ How often something happens, especially something unwanted. M S

ornamental C1

/ˌɔɹ.nəˈmɛn.təl/ Used for decoration rather than for any practical purpose. M S

pertain C1

/pərˈteɪn/ to relate to or be relevant to a particular subject or situation M S

cessation C1

/sɛˈseɪʃən/ The stopping or ending of something, whether for a while or for good. M S

abstraction C1

/æbˈstɹæk.ʃn̩/ A general idea formed from specific examples, rather than a concrete thing. M S

touchstone C1

/ˈtʌtʃˌstoʊn/ a standard, principle, or criterion by which the quality or truth of something is tested M S

modulation C1

/ˌmɑd͡ʒəˈleɪʃən/ in electronics, the transmission of a signal by using it to vary a carrier wave M S

finality C1

/faɪˈnælɪti/ the quality or state of being final, conclusive, and not open to further change M S

undercurrent C1

/ˈʌndɚˌkʌrənt/ a feeling, opinion, or influence that is present but not openly expressed M S

interdependent C1

/ˌɪntɝdɪˈpɛndənt/ depending on each other; mutually reliant M S

unrealized C1

/ˌʌnˈriːəlaɪzd/ not yet achieved, fulfilled, or made real M S

underpinning C1

/ˈʌndɝˌpɪnɪŋ/ a foundation, support, or basic idea that holds something up M S

particularity C1

/pɚˌtɪk.jəˈler.ə.t̬i/ the quality of belonging to a specific case or individual rather than applying generally M S

meaninglessly C1

In a way that has no meaning or purpose. M S

mastership C1

/ˈmæs.tɚ.ʃɪp/ the office, status, or authority of a master M S

baldly C1

/ˈbɔldli/ In a plain, blunt way, without softening the meaning. M S

unsought C1

/ʌnˈsɔːt/ not desired M S

typify C1

/ˈtɪpəˌfaɪ/ to be a characteristic example of a person, thing, quality, or class M S

self-contradictory C1

/ˌsɛlfˌkɑntrəˈdɪktəri/ containing claims or ideas that contradict one another M S

materiality C1

/məˌtɪriˈæləti/ the quality of having physical or material existence M S

discordance C1

/dɪˈskɔɹdəns/ disagreement, inconsistency, or lack of harmony between people, ideas, or facts M S

disproof C1

/dɪsˈpruːf/ the act or process of showing that a claim, theory, or belief is false M S

applicability C1

/ˌæpləkəˈbɪləti/ the quality or degree of being relevant, suitable, or capable of being applied to a particular situation M S

inculcate C1

/ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt/ to instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction M S

propound C1

/prəˈpaʊnd/ to put forward an idea or theory for consideration by others M S

seer C1

/ˈsiːɚ/ a person who is able to predict the future or has insight into future events M S

self-evident C1

/ˌsɛlfˈɛvɪdənt/ clear or obvious without needing proof M S