200 Most Common Flashcards
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Aesthetic
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Relating to beauty
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Acquire
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To come into the possession of
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Amiable
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Friendly
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Antagonize
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To provoke or display hostility
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Arrogant
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Having feelings of excessive pride and self-worth
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Aspiration
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A desire to succeed
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Astute
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Intelligent and clever
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Autonomy
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Independence
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Avid
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Enthusiastic
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Benevolent
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Charitable; kind
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Bewilder
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To puzzle
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Callous
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Insensitive; emotionally hardened
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Camaraderie
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Friendship
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Candid
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Open and straightforward
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Cantankerous
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Ill-tempered and unwilling to cooperate
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Capricious
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Apt to change suddenly
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Censure
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Strong disapproval
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Coherent
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Clear and logical
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Collaborate
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To work together
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Complacent
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Contented to a fault with oneself or one’s actions
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Conciliate
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To win over; to make peace
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Concise
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Expressing much in few words
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Condescend
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To behave as if lowering oneself to an inferior level
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Convoluted
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Complicated
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Cunning
Deceptive and sly
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Cynical
Distrusting and pessimistic
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Dearth
A lack in supply
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Diligent
Detailed and persistent
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Diminish
To decrease in size, extent, or range
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Disillusion
To free from false beliefs
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Disingenuous
Insincere
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Disparate
Different and distinct
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Dogmatic
Characterized by assertion of unproved and unprovable principles
Strong expression of opinions as if they were facts
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Dubious
Doubtful; questionable
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Eccentric
Peculiar; odd
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Elite
Selected as the best
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Eloquent
Expressing oneself powerfully and effectively
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Elucidate
To make clear by explanation
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Empathy
The understanding of another's feelings
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Emphatic
Expressed with emphasis
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Eradicate
To destroy
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Erroneous
Mistaken; containing errors
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Exacerbate
To increase the harshness or bitterness of
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Exasperate
To intensely irritate
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Exploit
To use for one's own advantage
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Flagrant
Shockingly obvious
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Frugal
Characterized by the avoidance of excessive spending
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Gullible
Easily deceived or tricked
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Hierarchy
A ranking system
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Idiosyncrasy
A characteristic that is peculiar to a specific person
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Impetuous
Impulsive
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Incompetent
Incapable; not qualified
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Incontrovertible
Unquestionable; impossible to deny
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Incredulous
Skeptical; not willing to believe
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Indulgent
Yielding; lenient; tolerant
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Inherent
Existing as a natural and essential characteristic
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Irrelevant
Unrelated; not connected
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Liberated
Free; unrestrained
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Meticulous
Extremely careful and precise with details
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Modest
Displaying a moderate or ordinary opinion of one's own talents or abilities
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Mundane
Ordinary and somewhat boring
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Naïve
Inexperienced and gullible
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Negligent
Careless ad neglectful
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Notorious
Well known for unfavorable reasons
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Obsolete
No longer in use
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Oppress
To keep down
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Orthodox
Customary; traditional
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Overwhelming
Overpowering; intense
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Partisan
Tending to favor one group or one way of thinking
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Perpetuate
To cause to continue
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Petty
Of little importance; minor
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Phenomenon
An occurrence, often which is impressive or unusual
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Precedent
An example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time
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Prevalent
Widespread; commonly occurring
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Prominent
Important; noticeable
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Propaganda
Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause
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Provincial
Unsophisticated and limited; associated with the country
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Provocative
Tending to rouse feelings of excitement, irritation, or anger
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Prudent
Careful and sensible
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Reprehensible
Deserving of punishment
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Resilient
Easily recovering or rebounding
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Reticent
Inclined to keep quiet and private
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Rhetoric
Skill in using language to persuade; empty talk
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Rigorous
Rigidly accurate; strict
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Scrupulous
Abiding by morals or strict rules
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Smug
Marked by excessive self-satisfaction
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Somber
Gloomy and serious
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Spontaneous
Unplanned; impulsive
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Superficial
On the surface; shallow; not significant
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Superfluous
Having more than needed or wanted; excessive
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Temperate
Moderate; not extreme
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Tenacious
Unyielding; stubborn
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Trivial
Small and of little importance
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Tyranny
Dominance through threat of punishment an violence
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Venerated
Highly respected
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Vigor
Healthy; energetic strength
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Abstract
To draw or take away
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Adversary
An opponent or enemy
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Advocate
To argue in favor of
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Allege
To declare without proof
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Alleviate
To provide relief; to make easier
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Allude
To make an indirect reference to
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Ambiguous
Open to more than one interpretation
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Ambivalent
Having mixed feelings
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Analogous
Corresponding; similar
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Anecdote
A short account if an amusing incident
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Anthropology
The study of the origins, behavior, and culture of human beings
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Archeology
The study of prehistoric people and their cultures
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Articulate
Clearly pronounced; well-spoken
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Ascertain
To make certain
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Assert
To state confidently
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Assume
To accept true without proof
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Augment
To enlarge or increase
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Belie
To misrepresent
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Bolster
To support and strengthen
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Commend
To praise
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Condemn
To express strong disapproval of
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Condone
To excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
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Constrain
To hold back
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Contempt
Scorn or open disrespect
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Conventional
Following accepted customs and behaviors
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Corroborate
To confirm or support with evidence
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Debunk
To prove untrue
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Decry
To express strong disapproval of
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Deject
To lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
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Denounce
To openly speak out against
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Depict
To represent or show
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Deride
To ridicule
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Differentiate
To mark as different
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Digress
To wander away; especially from the main subject of writing or speaking
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Discern
To perceive or understand with sight or other senses
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Disclose
To reveal or uncover
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Disdain
A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Disparage
To belittle or criticize
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Dispute
To question the truth of
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Elicit
To call or bring out
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Embellish
To make better by adding details (especially false details)
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Emulate
To imitate in order to match or excel
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Endure
To continue despite difficulty
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Epitome
A perfect example
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Equivocal
Uncertain; open to multiple interpretations
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Evoke
To call forth emotions, feelings, or responses
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Exemplary
Serving as a worthy example
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Explicit
Clearly expressed or demonstrated
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Extol
To praise highly
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Foster
To encourage or care for
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Fundamental
Essential; basic
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Futile
Useless; unproductive
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Generalization
An opinion or conclusion formed from only a few facts or examples
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Hostile
Openly opposed; showing ill-will
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Illuminate
To make clear; to supply light
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Implausible
Not believable
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Implicit
Implied though not directly expressed
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Imply
To suggest without directly stating
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Improvise
To perform or manage without preparation or required materials
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Indifferent
Showing lack of interest, concern, or bias
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Indignant
Displaying anger due to unfairness
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Induce
To lead or bring about
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Infer
To conclude based on reasoning or evidence
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Insight
A clear understanding of a situation
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Invoke
To summon into action or bring into existence
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Lament
To express grief; to mourn
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Mar
To make imperfect; to disfigure
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Nostalgia
A desire to return to the past
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Objective
Not influenced by personal feelings or bias
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Obscure
Not clearly understood or expressed
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Parenthetical
Characterized by the use of parentheses
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Perplex
To puzzle or confuse
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Pertinent
Relevant
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Pragmatic
Practical; guided by practice rather than theory
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Presume
To accept as true without proof
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Pretense
A false act intending to deceive
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Profound
Deep; intense
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Quell
To put an end to
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Query
To ask
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Rebut
To prove false using evidence
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Reconcile
To make compatible; to being into harmony
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Refute
To prove to be false; to deny as true
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Reiterate
To say again
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Renounce
To give up; to turn away from
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Revere
To regard with respect and awe
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Sarcasm
Cutting, ironic language intending to ridicule
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Satire
The use of ridicule or a work intending to ridicule
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Scorn
A lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
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Scrutinize
To inspect carefully
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Skeptical
Having doubt
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Subjective
Influenced by personal feelings or bias
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Subsequent
Coming later; following in order
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Substantiate
To establish it strengthen
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Subtle
Difficult to detect
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Supplant
To replace or take the place of
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Suppress
To stop; to control
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Sustain
To uphold as valid
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Undermine
To weaken
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Underscore
To emphasize
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Vindicate
To clear, justify, or prove
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Vulnerable
Capable of being wounded or attacked
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Wary
Watchful; distrustful
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Whimsical
Characterized by free impulses
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Zealous
Enthusiastic and devoted
