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Adhere

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to believe and follow practices of

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Advocate

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to publicly recommend or support

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Allude

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to suggest or call attention to indirectly; to hint at

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Ambivalence

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the state of having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone

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Analogous

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comparable in certain respects, typically in a way that makes clearer the nature of the things compared

comparable in a specific way

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Anecdote

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a short amusing or interesting story about a real incidence or person

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Apprehensive

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anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

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Arbitrary

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based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any real reason or system

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Assert

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to state a belief or fact confidently

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Bias

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prejudice in favor or against something, person or group compared with another. usually in a way to be considered unfair

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Bolster

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to support or strengthen; prop up

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Brevity

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concise and exact use of words in writing or speech

Ex:

Sabrina’s notes were known for their brevity, as entire concepts were often summed up into a small series of words and phrases

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Buttress

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to increase the strength of or justification for; to reinforce

Ex:

The commissioner had promised to train 30 new recruits by the end of the year in order to buttress the police force as the city’s border expanded

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Capitalize

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to attempt to gain an advantage of an opportunity or situation

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Circumvent

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to find a way around

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Cohesion

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the action a forming a united whole

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Compelling

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evoking interest, attention, or admirable

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Concede

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to admit that something is true or valid after first denying or resisting it

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Congenial

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pleasant, friendly, or agreeable

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Consensus

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a general agreement

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Converge

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to come together to form a new whole

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Corroborate

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(to confirm) or give support to a statement, theory, or finding

very important to remember this one!

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Culpable

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guilty or worthy of blame

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Curtail

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to reduce in extent or quantity

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Decisive
settling an issue; producing a definite result
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Deduce
to arrive at a conclusion through reasoning
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Deference
humble submission and respect
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Degrade
to treat or regard someone with contempt or disrespect
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Denounce
to publicly declare to be wrong or evil
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Derive
to obtain from a specific source
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Disconcerting
causing one to feel unsettled or unworthy
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Dispute
to engage in an argument or cast doubt upon
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Divergent
tending to be different or develop in different directions
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Dormant
having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in deep sleep
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Elicit
to draw out a response or fact from someone
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Eloquent
fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing
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Epitome
to be a perfect example of
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Equity
the quality of being fair or impartial
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Erractic
irregular pattern or movement
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Evince
to reveal the presence of a quality or feeling
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Evoke
to bring or recall to the conscious mind
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Exert
to make physical or mental effort
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Explicit
stated clearly and in detail, leaving no room for confusion or doubt
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Foster
to encourage or promote the development of
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indifference
lack of interest, sympathy or concern
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induce
to succeed at influencing or persuading someone to do something
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Haphazard
marked by lack of plan or order
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premeditated
characterized by forethought and planning
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rudimentary
basic or unsophisticated
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surmised
formed an idea or assumption with little evidence
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contrived
brought about or created through trickery
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tenuous
weak or slight
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underscore
to emphasize or draw attention to
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unobstrusive
not conspicuous or attracting attention
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verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
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vindicate
to clear someone of blame or suspicion
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nuanced
characterized by slight degrees of meaning or expression
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mitigate
to make less severe,serious or painful
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palpable
easily noticeable or felt
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preclude
to make impossible
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ironic
happening in the opposite way from what is expected, and typically causing amusement because of this
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conspicuous
obvious, attracting notice or attention
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contentious
likely to cause disagreement, controversial
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averse
having a strong dislike or opposition of something
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ambiguous
doubtful or uncertain, particularly to respect to significance
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cumbersome
pain in the butt, methodical, bothersome, difficult to manage
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imperiled
at risk of becoming extinct
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pervasive
tending to pervade "the pervasive odor of garlic"
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paradoxically
in a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory way.
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innocuous
not harmful or offensive
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inadvertently
without intention; accidentally.
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non-finite verbs
verbs starting with "to-" or ending with "-ing" that cannot stand alone as a main verb in a sentence (do not show person, number or tense)
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paucity
lack thereof the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity.
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consternation
sudden shock or dismay that causes confusion
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Incessant
never stopping, especially in an annoying way
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arduous
extremely difficult or requiring a lot of effort
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Moniker
A name or nickname
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sanguine
cheerful or optimistic, especially in a tough situation
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desultory
lacking a clear plan or enthusiasm
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garner
to collect or gather something
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conflate
combine (two or more texts, ideas, etc.) into one confuse two things (the same thing)
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spurious
fake or misleading
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repudiate
reject or refuse to accept
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discernible
noticeable or detectable
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intrinsic
naturally belonging to something, essential
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digress
stray from the main subject, go off topic
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assiduous
showing great care, effort, and persistence in completing a task
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ephemeral
lasting for a very short time, fleeting
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congruity
the quality of things being in harmony or agreement
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frivolous
having no serious purpose or value (not important)
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subvert
overturn/overthrow something causing downfall or ruin (sabotage, disrupt)
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Laud
to give praise or admiration to someone/something, in a public setting
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concure/ concurring
to agree
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dissent
extreme disapproval, refusal to accept a common opinion or decision
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equivocate
avoid giving a clear answer (deliberately)
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corollary
a proposition that follows from (and is often appended to) one already proved.
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inherent
something that naturally exists as part of something else
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abate
less intense or widespread
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paradox
a statement or situation that seems to contradict eachother'
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prudent
cautiously; to act with showing care or thought for the future
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overtly
openly; without concealment
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cordial
polite
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Unprecedented
never done or known before
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cynical
believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.
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ambiguous
unclear or inexact (of language) open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. "ambiguous phrases" unclear or inexact because a choice between alternatives has not been made

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