| Difficult Word/ Phrase | Contextual Sense |
| Subaltern | Inferior in rank or status |
| Plenary | attended by all participants |
| Outline | Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of |
| Paradigm shift | a complete and important change in the usual or accepted way of doing or thinking about somebody/something |
| Woo | Seek someone’s favour |
| Fold | any group or community sharing a way of life or holding the same values |
| Adherence | Faithfully following a program, regime, party or religion |
| Mitigate | lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of |
| Inequity | lack of fairness; an instance of somebody being treated unfairly |
| Spur | Incite or stimulate |
| Bank on | base one’s hopes or confidence on something |
| Timidity | fear of making decision |
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