Nouns
Aversion
Dissonance
To have an aversion of something is to be repelled by it.
Dissonance refers to a clashing sound, but we also use it to describe how our brain feels when confronted with 2 paradoxical idea
Mediate
coalesce
to mediate is to act like a lawyer, in the middle of opposing sides, trying to keep the peace
Coalescing is a coming together, like cells
analogous
empirical
to be analogous is to be similar, comparable
Empirical refers to evidence from the senses - what you can see, taste, touch, hear. Based on observation
Conspiracy
Theory
a secret plan by a group to do something unlawful or harmful
a guess, a system of ideas intended to explain something
Debunk
Rationalize
to debunk something is to show why it is untrue
to rationalize something is to explain or justify it, come up with reasons for behaviour
populist
narcissistic
populist refers to a person, especially a politician, who tries to appeal to 'ordinary people' who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups.
narcissistic - having an excessive interest in oneself and one's physical appearance.
Populism
Narcissism
a political approach that appeals to 'ordinary people' who feel that their concerns are disregarded by established elite groups
an unreasonably high sense of your own self importance
mediate
threaten
to mediate something is to act as a middle person, intervening to solve a dispute, for ex
to threaten someone to say or imply that you will take hostile action against them if they do or not do something
egoistic
susceptible
Egoistic people believe we should, and they do, put their own needs before those of others. Self serving
something is susceptible if it is prone to harm or influence; it's usually thought of as a weakness
Radicalism
Existentialism
the state of being radical; extreme, fringe, not in the mainstream; advocate for complete social reform
the belief that existence comes before essence; freedom of choice; people must create their own meaning
legitimate
debunk
to make legitimate (trustworthy, acceptable)
to explain why something is wrong
rational
underlying
rational - logical
underlying - significant as a cause or basis of something but not necessarily seen or obvious.