Unit 6 Vocabulary

Marginalization

• the act of treating a person, group, or concept as if they are unimportant

• the process of including everyone in a community

• the act of promoting equality among different groups

• the practice of isolating individuals from society

Gregarious

• fond of company; social

• shy and reserved

• independent and solitary

• aggressive and confrontational

Propensity

• a tendency to behave in a certain way

• a strong dislike for something

• a random occurrence

• a method of persuasion

Exacerbate

• to improve something

• to make something worse

• to ignore something

• to simplify something

Denote

• to represent something; indicate

• to confuse or mislead

• to ignore or overlook

• to clarify or explain

Implicitly

• done in a way that is suggested; not communicated directly

• clearly stated and communicated

• done openly and transparently

• expressed in a straightforward manner

Salience

• quality of being important or relevant

• a measure of how noticeable something is

• the ability to attract attention

• the state of being clear or distinct

Introspection

• the act of examining your own thoughts and feelings

• the process of analyzing external events and their impact

• the practice of ignoring one's own emotions

• the ability to predict future outcomes based on past experiences

Consensus

• a general agreement by a group

• a disagreement among individuals

• a decision made by one person

• a random selection of ideas

Validate

• to accept or confirm

• to reject or deny

• to analyze or evaluate

• to create or design