Lesson DCW-2

Echoes ➜ sounds that repeat because they bounce off a surface.

Culmination ➜ the highest or most important point of something.

Coalesce ➜ join or come together to form one group or thing.

Intervening ➜ happening between two events or times.

Strand ➜ a thin piece of something, like hair, thread, or string.

Genesis ➜ the beginning or origin of something.

Division ➜ the act of separating something into parts or groups.

Aspire ➜ to want or try very hard to achieve something.

Irreconcilable ➜ impossible to make friendly or agree again.

Polarised ➜ divided into two completely opposite sides or opinions.

Consensus ➜ general agreement among a group of people.

Salient ➜ very noticeable or important.

Partisan ➜ strongly supporting one side, often without considering others.

Homogeneous ➜ made up of things or people that are all the same or very similar.

Divergence ➜ a difference or separation between things that used to be similar.

Endemic ➜ regularly found among certain people or in a certain area.

Moderate ➜ not extreme; in the middle between two sides or opinions.

Sustained ➜ continuing for a long time without stopping.

Exacerbate ➜ to make a problem or situation worse.

Fractious ➜ easily upset, angry, or difficult to control.