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| phenomena | a fact or situation that is observed to exist or happen, esp. one whose cause or explanation is in question : glaciers are unique and interesting natural phenomena. |
| elusive | difficult to find, catch, or achieve |
| consciousness | the fact of awareness by the mind of itself and the world : consciousness emerges from the operations of the brain. |
| philosopher | a person engaged or learned in philosophy, esp. as an academic discipline. |
| barren | empty of meaning or value : those young heads were stuffed with barren facts. |
| ideology | a system of ideas and ideals, esp. one that forms the basis of economic or political theory and policy : the ideology of republicanism. |
| per se | by or in itself or themselves; intrinsically : it is not these facts per se that are important. |
| beguile | charm or enchant (someone), sometimes in a deceptive way |
| hoodwink | deceive or trick (someone); (originally in the sense ‘to blindfold’ ) |
| facet | one side of something many-sided; a particular aspect or feature of something : participation by the laity in all facets of church life. |
| exploiting | use (a situation or person) in an unfair or selfish way : the company was exploiting a legal loophole | accusations that he exploited a wealthy patient. |
| furtively | attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive : they spent a furtive day together | he stole a furtive glance at her |
| astute | having or showing an ability to accurately assess situations or people and turn this to one’s advantage : an astute businessman. |
| inflation | Economics: a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money |
