Words Flashcards

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Controversy

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A usual prolonged public dispute; an argument

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Depict

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To represent by drawing or to characterize in words. Portray; describe

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Undermine

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To weaken; sabotage; subvert; debilitate; destabilize

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Advocate

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To support or urge by argument

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Arrogant

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Having an exaggerated self opinion. egotistical or overproud

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Cynic

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One who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions

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Dispute

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To engage in argument or debate

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Provoke

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To anger or Vex

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Contradict

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To challenge; confront; counter; deny or oppose

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Empathy

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Identification with an understanding of another’s situation feelings and motives

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Perceive

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To become aware of by means of the senses; to recognize or to understand

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Phenomenon

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A fact occurrence or circumstance observed or is it observable; something remarkable or extraordinary

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Contempt

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A feeling of disdain for anything considered mean or worthless

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Resolve

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To come to a firm decision about or determine; to settle or resolve;

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Speculate

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To engage in thought

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Intricate

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Having many parts or facets; hard to understand

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Skepticism

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A questioning or doubting attitude

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Assert

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To state positively; declare

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Distinct

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Not identical; different in nature of quality; dissimilar

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Divisive

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Dissenting; at odds with; alienating

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Consume

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To expended by use; to use up

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Digress

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To wander away from the main topic or argument in speaking or writing

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Innovate

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To introduce something new

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Diminish

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To make or become smaller less or less important

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Nostalgia
A sentimental longing for something in the past
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Practical
Involving or resulting from practice or action; adapted or suited for actual use
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Versatile
Capable of turning easily from one thing to another; having many uses or application
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Profound
Showing deep insight or understanding; originating in the depths of one's being
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Tenacity
Persistence; strong character; perseverance
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Insight
Intuitiveness; awareness; observation understanding; wisdom
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Endure
To tolerate; withstand; sustain; undergo hardship
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Perplex
To cause to be puzzled or bewildered; to confuse
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Denounce
To condemn openly; to attack accuser criticize
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Plausibility
Credibility, believability
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Vulnerable
Capable of or susceptible to being wounded; open two or defenseless against criticism or attack
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Pragmatic
Tractable; sensible; logical
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Rigor
The quality of being strict or in flexible; harshness; severity; hardship
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Adept
Very skilled; expert
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Disparage
To speak of negativity; to belittle
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Aesthetic
Having to do with the appreciation of beauty
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Superficial
Being at on or near the surface; apparent rather than real
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Foster
To promote the growth or development of; to bring up
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Ambivalent
Simultaneously experiencing opposing emotions; uncertain
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Elaborate
Worked out in great detail; painstakingly; showy or gaudy
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Beneficial
Producing are promoting a favorable results; helpful
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embellish
Two ornaments or decorate; to exaggerate
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Imply
To indicate; suggest; refer; hint
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Esoteric
Intended for or understood by only a small group
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Inevitable
Unable to be avoided or escaped
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Resent
To feel or show displeasure or indignation at
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Scarce
Insufficient to satisfy a need or demand and rarely encountering
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Ingenuity
The quality of being cleverly inventive resourceful
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Substantiate
To support with proof and evidence; to verify
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Isolated
Detach our separate; alone
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Subtle
Difficult to perceive; fine or delicate; characterized by or requiring mental acuteness
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Presume
To take for granted, assume or supposed; to undertake without write her permission
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Sentiment
An attitude feeling or opinion; refined or tender emotion
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Rhetoric
The art of using language effectively and persuasively
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Defiance
A bold resistance to authority or force
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Abstruse
Difficult to understand
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Deliberate
Studied or intentional; careful or slow in deciding
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Bolster
To hearten, support, or prop up
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Eradicate
To get rid of as if by tearing it up by the roots; to abolish
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Contend
To struggle or compete
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Indifferent
Without interest or concern; having no bias or preference
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Conventional
Conforming to accepted standards