Academic streaming is the process of grouping students of similar abilities into classes. For example, a student may be streamed into a basic, intermediate, or advanced maths class depending on their ability.

Exam preparation hubs are cities or major parts of cities that focus on students preparing for a major entrance test such as the IIT JEE or IAS. Lot of students from all over India typically come to these cities to prepare for the entrance tests. Popular example of such a city is Kota.

Yin and Yang are inseparable conjoined twins. Yin committed a terrible crime. Yang tried to stop him to no avail.

"Slow violence" is violence that occurs out of sight and gradually (eg. Air pollution increasing rates of Asthma and Bronchitis in highly polluted cities), while "Spectacular violence" refers to flashpoints or explosions (Eg. Oil spills, cyclones, floods etc.)

(Academization is) *The increasingly significant presence of academics and academic terminology processes and structures in many parts of the world

 A beard signifies an individual, romantically and sexually associated with a queer person, who helps a queer person conceal their sexual identity, and allows them to pass as straight. A beard may or may not know the sexual orientation of their partner.

"Poptimism" is a mode of music criticism that aims to celebrate the taste of the masses. It takes an optimistic view towards all music taste and its aesthetic merit as long as people enjoy it. (Eg. contemporary Pitchfork) Rigorous critique involves a thorough and critical examination of music, analyzing its complexities and nuances, and can be negative in its remarks. (Eg. The Source in the 90s for rap music)

For the purposes of this debate, the "commercialization of sex" refers to widespread use of sex and sexual imagery to sell products, entertainment and business.

Therapy speak refers to the significant expansion of psychological and medical language and concepts to daily life, outside of the academic context. This could include but is not limited to: - using terms like "toxic" or "gaslighting" when talking about interactions, friendships, or relationships in situations that do not meet the academic definition of these terms - referring to the urge to tidy up as "OCD" , or a temporary inability to focus as "ADHD" - partaking in speculative psychiatric diagnoses of others, including public figures 

To proselytize is to try to persuade someone to change their religious beliefs to your own.

Reincarnation is the belief that the non-physical essence of a living being starts a new life in a different physical form or body after biological death. (This assumes the existence of a being's nonphysical essence). Karmic reincarnation is the belief that this cycle of rebirth is dependent on the moral worth of a person's words, thoughts and actions during their lifetime. A person who has died after leading a virtuous and morally praiseworthy life (accumulated good karma) will be reborn in a more comfortable context, while a person who has died after leading a life of moral degeneracy (accumulated bad karma) may be reborn as a lower life form (e.g. insect, animal).

The Pacific Alliance (Spanish: Alianza del Pacífico) is a Latin American trade bloc, formed by Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru.

A unicorn is a term used in the venture capital industry to describe a privately held startup company with a value of over $1 billion. Examples of this include Gojek and SpaceX.

The world has ended due 200 years ago to a nuclear war between the US and China. The resultant radioactive fallout has made the surface very difficult to inhabit, and civilizations struggle to stay afloat in the wasteland. "Vaults" (huge pre-war underground shelters) hold the remnants of the pre-war population in them. You are one of these inhabitants.

On your 18th birthday, you wake up to find out your only surviving family (your father) - the vault's resident doctor and researcher - has left the vault and escaped outside to the wasteland. He has left a letter apologizing to you, and telling you he needed to leave for a crucial "mission".

Vault dwellers are not allowed to leave. If they leave at any point, they are never allowed to return. If you do not leave now, you will never be able to in the future.