| Term | Definition |
| sermon | n. moral advice that a person tries to give you in a long talk |
| churn out | idiom. to produce sth quickly and in large amounts |
| esoteric | a. likely to be understood or enjoyed by only a few people with a special knowledge or interest |
| terminology | n. the set of technical words or expressions used in a particular subject |
| diabolical | a. extremely bad or annoying |
| daunt | v. to make sb feel nervous and less confident about doing sth |
| consensus | n. an opinion that all mebers of a group agree with |
| prospect for (of) | n. the chances of being successful |
| fluctuate between | idiom. to change frequently in size, amount, etc., especially from one extreme to another |
| squabble | v/n. to quarrel noisily about sth that is not very important |
| doom | v/n. to make sth/sb certain to fail, suffer, die, etc. |
| treaty | n. a formal agreement between two or more countries |
| sovereignty | n. complete power to govern a country |
| incongruous | a. strange, and not suitable in a particular situation |
| replicate | v. to copy sth exactly |
| enumerate | v. to name things on a list one by one |
| condemn | v. express disapproval |
| quandary | n. the state of not being able to decide what to do in a difficult situation |
| hostility | n. unfriendly or aggressive feeling or behaviour |
| skepticism | n. an attitude of doubting that claims or statements are true or that sth will happen |