A | B |
attitudinal barrier | obstacle based on personal attitudes or feelings |
non-judgemental | avoiding judgments based on one's personal and especially moral standards |
demean | debase, as in dignity or social standing |
vestigial | occurring or persisting as a rudimentary or degenerate structure |
well-meaning | having good intentions |
feel-good | relating to or promoting an often specious sense of satisfaction or well-being |
ur-narrative | the source narrative on which all others are based |
Warholian | referring to Andy Warhol, American avant-guard artist |
allegory | a moral story in which the characters suggest a meaning beyond the story |
hagiography | study of saints |
fiscal | relating to financial matters |
anticipation | visualization of a future event or state |
trailblazer | a leader or pioneer in a particular field |
pigeonhole | assign to an often restrictive category |
philanthropic | dispensing or receiving aid from funds set aside for humanitarian purposes |
archetype | an inherited idea or mode of thought in the psychology of C. G. Jung that is derived from the experience of the race and is present in the unconscious of the individual |
stigmatize | characterize or brand as disgraceful or ignominious |
patronize | adopt an air of condescension toward : treat haughtily or coolly |
trivialize | reduce to triviality |
marginalize | relegate to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group |