Vocabulary Week 2

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Conform

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(verb) To follow rules or behave according to standards.

Synonyms: comply, obey, follow, adapt

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Formality

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(noun) rule or custom that is followed strictly, often in official situations.

Synonyms: procedure, custom, rule, protocol

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Formative

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(adj) Having an important influence on the development of something.

Synonyms: developmental, shaping, influential

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Format

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(noun/verb) The way something is arranged or organized; to arrange something in a particular way.

Synonyms: layout, arrangement, design, organize

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Doc (root word)

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To teach.

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Doctrine

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(noun) A set of beliefs or principles taught by a group or organization.

Synonyms: belief, principle, teaching, creed

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Docile

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(adj) Easily taught or managed; obedient.

Synonyms: obedient, compliant, manageable, gentle

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Doctrinaire

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(adj) Strictly following a set of beliefs without considering practical problems.

Synonyms: rigid, inflexible, dogmatic, uncompromising

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Indoctrinate

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(verb) To teach someone to accept a set of beliefs uncritically.

Synonyms: brainwash, instruct, teach, influence

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Morph (root word)

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Shape or form.