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Topic 1 : "The cost of failure"
- Faction - a group within a larger group, especially one with slightly different ideas from the main group
- Unfettered - not limited by rules or any other controlling influence
- Lower tiers - lower levels
- Dynastic - a series of rulers or leaders who are all from the same family
- Lax - without much care, attention, or control
- Infighting - competition between people within a group, especially to improve their own position
- Intolerant - disapproving of or refusing to accept ideas or ways, which are different from your own
- Introspection - examination of your own ideas, thoughts, and feelings
- Dismal - sad and without hope
- Rational - based on the reason or logic
- Clique - a small group of people who spend their time together and do not welcome other people into that group
- Reproof - an expression of blame or disapproval
- Context - the situation within which something exists or happens
- Invariably - always
- Diverse - very different
- Satraps - local rulers
- Unassailable - unable to be attacked, questioned, or defeated
- Stand in the way of something - to try to stop or prevent something
- Appraisal - the process of examining someone or something in order to judge their qualities, success
- Consolation - a small prize given to someone who has taken part in a competition, but who has not won
- Viable - capable of working successfully
- Alliance - a union or association formed for mutual benefit
- Accommodate - to give what is needed to someone
- Stitch together - to create or form something quickly or roughly
- Unfastening - to release or open something that is fixed or closed
- Reflected - to show / express something
- Eventual - happening or existing at the end
- Contested - to take part in a competition
- Criteria - a standard by which you judge, decide about, or deal with something
- Legislature - the group of people in a country who have the power to make and change laws
- Loyalty - a strong feeling of support
- Rallied against something - to protest against something
- Strongmen - people who are very powerful and able to cause political change
- Rivalry - competition for the same objective or for superiority in the same field
- Consequences - results / effects
- Debilitating - causing weakness
Topic 2 : "No jokes please, we’re Indian"
- Sought - to ask
- Grounds - reasons sufficient in law to do something
- Threshold - the level or point at which you start to experience something
- Taking offence - to be insulted by someone or something
- Outraged - feeling anger and shock
- Roast - to criticize very seriously
- Takedowns - to make somebody feel ashamed or stupid
- For instance - for example
- Whipped - to beat with a leather rope
- Swap - exchange
- Spoofed - to imitate somebody in a funny way
- Jibes - insulting remarks that are aimed to make someone look stupid
- Locker-room chatter - used to describe the type of sexual jokes and remarks that men are thought to enjoy when they are together
- Deemed - to consider or judge something in a particular way
- Passable - satisfactory / just good enough to be acceptable
- Applaud - show approval or praise by clapping
- Condemn - express complete disapproval of
- Spotlight - to receive a lot of public attention
- Mobilises - to organize or prepare something
- Mockery - teasing language or behaviour directed at a particular person
- Stifle - to prevent something from happening, being expressed, or continuing
- To look over her shoulder - to behave in a way that shows you feel nervous about something that might happen
- Obvious- easy to see, recognize, or understand
- Intended - planned or meant
- Critiqued - judged
- Evenly - in equal amounts
- Openness - honest and not trying to keep things secret
- Curb - to control or limit something that is not wanted
- Sensitisation - the process of becoming highly sensitive to specific events or situations
- Curbed - controlled
- Menacingly - harmfulluy
- Warrant - to make a particular activity necessary
- Scrutiny - critical observation or examination
- Evolve - to develop slowly
- Internalises - to accept or absorb an idea, opinion, belief, etc. so that it becomes part of your character
- Progressive - encouraging change in society
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