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Idiosyncratic

highly distinctive, unusual

Acquisition

something received or purchased

Aesthetic

related to beauty

Austere, Spare

very plain, undecorated

Commonplace, Mundane

ordinary, everyday

Corollary

a statement or condition that logically results from a proven argument

Conspicuous, Distinctive

striking

Contemporary

current

Correlation

direct relationship

Contrive

think up

Disposition

personality

Disseminate

to spread

Diverse, Heterogeneous

varied

Homogeneous

consisting all of one thing

Engender

to give rise to

Epitome

essence

Evade

avoid (capture)

Evince

to make clear (a thought or emotion)

Evoke

to bring to mind, e.g., an event or emotion

Excavate

dig up, unearth

Exploit

take advantage of

Ideology

belief system

Fluctuate

to go back and forth, be unstable

Hybrid

offspring of two different sources

Imminent, Impending

about to occur; unavoidable

Induce

bring about; cause to occur

Inextricable

completely joined; impossible to separate

Inherent, Innate, Intrinsic

inborn, existing in something by definition

Intuitive

without thought, done instinctively

Laconic, Succinct, Terse

using few words

Lineage

a family/genetic sequence

Magnitude

large size

Mercurial

changeable, constantly shifting

Monumental

immense

Mutable

changeable

Immutable

not changeable

Offhand

casual, done without thought

Outsized

disproportionate; exceptionally large

Pragmatic

practical

Precipitate

to set off; cause to occur

Preliminary

occurring before the main event

Reciprocate

to respond to an action or behavior with the same action/behavior

Revenue

income from sales

Scheme

plot or plan

Scrutinize

to examine very closely

Successor

person who inherits another's position

Supplement

to add onto; an addition

Co, Con

With

Converse

speak with

Multi

Many

Multitude

many, numerous

Poly

Many

Polymath

person accomplished in many fields

Pro

In favor of

Proponent

one who is in favor of

Ver

True

Verity

truth

Vit

Life

Revitalize

bring back to life

An(a)

Not, without

Anaerobic

without oxygen

Anti

Against

Antipathy

dislike

Contra

Against

Contrarian

one who is constantly opposing

De

Off, From

Desalinate

Remove salt from

Dis

Lack of

Disinterested

objective; not having a personal stake

Fict

False

Fictitious

Not real

In, Un

Not

Insignificant

not significant

Ob, Op

Against

Opponent

someone a person is against

Adept

skilled

Affinity, Orientation, Predilection

liking for

Assuage, Mollify, Placate

to calm, soothe

Authentic

genuine

Centrality

state of being central or essential

Comprehensive

thorough, complete

Contingent

dependent upon

Credibility

the quality of being trustworthy

Cultivate

grow, raise, e.g., crops

Galvanize, Mobilize

to spur into action

Idealized

represented as better than reality

Infallible, Irreproachable

faultless, never wrong

Ingenious

extremely clever

Innocuous, Benign

harmless

Innovative

new and groundbreaking

Intricate

very complex and detailed

Meticulous, Punctilious

extremely careful

Mitigate

make less severe

Multifaceted, Nuanced

detailed; involving or examining many aspects of a topic

Prescient

able to foresee or predict future events

Prevalent, Prevailing

widespread; generally accepted

Ambiguous

unclear, open to multiple interpretations

Antithetical

directly opposing

Conventional

traditional, what has always been done

Cursory, Ephemeral, Transitory

very brief, lasting only a short time