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  1. Apr 2025
  2. moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au
    1. ostensible

      stated or appearing to be true, but not necessarily so.

    2. upra-

      a political system where international organizations and transnational actors, like non-governmental organizations, have the power to exercise authority over individual states, often beyond the level of government

    3. epiphenomenal

      something that is secondary, a by-product, or a consequence of another phenomenon, but doesn't have any causal influence itself

    4. immolating

      refers to the act of sacrificing something, often by burning, as an offering or a form of protest

    1. meted

      to give or order a punishment or make someone receive cruel or unfair treatment

    2. statesmanship

      skill in managing public affairs.

    3. demagoguery

      political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument.

  3. Mar 2025
    1. operative

      most important word in a sentence

    2. pejorative

      expressing contempt or disapproval.

    3. enervating

      causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.

    4. nanny-state.

      the government regarded as overprotective or as interfering unduly with personal choice.