Engelska glosor prov 1

devouring eat quickly and hungrily

slated will be

juggernaut large force

barrelling rolling

hegemony powerful dominance

homogenization become similar, reduction in diversity

marginalize to put or keep someone or something in a powerless or unimportant position within a society or group

sufficiently having or providing as much as is needed

predispose make likely, set up a framework for

contested disputed

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codified systematically arranged according to certain rules

convey communicate

de facto actual, real

fluency ability to speak a language with an easy flow

grating irritating

inhibited held back by some hindrance

stoke add fuel to the fire

conceived born

endure manage through hardships

forth forward

perish die

a cliché an expression/idea overused to the point of losing its effect/meaning and becoming irritating

an oracle a person who gives reliable advice

a lynchpin a source of support and stability

to hail to praise

a panacea a cure for everything

supremacy complete domination

a proponent strong supporter

autocracy dictatorship

groundswell fast increase in popular opinion

to amass to gather in crowds

unencumbered not burdened

lax not strict

a whim sudden, thoughtless wish

an aftermath events following

paramount of supreme importance

figuratively used in an imaginative way

depleting greatly reducing

brittleness fragility, quality of being easily damaged

vulnerability quality of being easily hurt

homogenized equal

a hybrid combination of 2 elements

to sustain to keep at a good level

nurture actively take care of

prophetic predicting the future

dystopian containing elements of fear in a given society

oligarchy government by a small group of powerful people

surveillance monitoring

underling slave

totalitarian controlling all aspects of life

crave have a longing desire for

psychic able to see into the future and read minds

surgeon doctor who performs operations

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