mettle (noun) – spirit, strength of character, nerve/determination.spell out (phrasal verb) – explain, make clear, elucidate/clarify.peddle (verb) – advocate, suggest, urge/recommend.damning (adjective) – reproachful, critical, condemnatory.persecuted (adjective) – oppressed, victimized troubled/suffering.succour (noun) – aid/help/support, assistance, relief.accommodative (adjective) – accommodating, cooperative, helpful.irony (noun) – paradox, incongruity, peculiarity.profound (adjective) – serious, difficult, deep, intense.shortsightedness (noun) – lack of imagination, lack of foresight/planning.stark (adjective) – clear, distinct, evident.material (adjective) – significant, major, important.accommodation (noun) – space, room, housing.makeshift (adjective) – temporary, provisional, standby.adversity (noun) – a difficult situation hardship, difficulty.in the midst of (phrase) – in the middle of.marginalised (adjective) – treated as insignificant, treated as unimportant, neglected (people).exodus (noun) – mass departure, evacuation, leaving/exit.nightmare (noun) – very unpleasant or frightening experience ordeal, horror, torment.fairy-tale (adjective) – traditional, moral, happy ending.in retrospect (phrase) – looking back, on reflection, in/with hindsight.microscopic (adjective) – tiny, very small, minute.materially (adverb) – significantly, greatly, considerably.literacy (noun) – the ability to read and write.nationalism (noun) – separatism, partitionism, isolationism.ideological (adjective) – relating to a system of ideas.anomaly (noun) – abnormality, irregularity, oddity.intriguing (adjective) – puzzling/bewildering, confusing, unusual/mysterious.belonging (noun) – affinity, connection, attachment, closeness (for a place).intellectual (adjective) – cultivated, civilized, sophisticated.longing (noun) – yearning, need, desire.atavistic (adjective) – ancient, old, very old/archaic.it is a breakdown of standards and values between an individual and the community. anomie (noun) – it is a “condition in which society provides little moral guidance to individuals”.fathom (verb) – understand, comprehend, figure out (a problem etc.).confront (verb) – trouble, bother, distress.collectively (adverb) – as a whole, commonly, jointly.ethnic (adjective) – relating to a population subgroup (cultural, national, traditional/folk) with a common national or cultural tradition.arguably (adverb) – possibly, probably, perhaps, maybe.make no mistake (phrase) – used to demonstrate that you are sure about something.indeed (adverb) – truly, actually, surely.schadenfreude (noun) – delight, pleasure, happiness (in someone’ pain).repeal (noun) – cancellation, abrogation, withdrawal.dilution (noun) – reduction in value/power/force of something.cataclysmic (adjective) – disastrous, catastrophic, devastating.elusive (adjective) – difficult to find subtle, indistinct/intangible.exile (noun) – banishment, expulsion, deportation.
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