nuanced
having subtle differences in meaning / a very slight difference
tenuous
fragile flimsy
peripheral
on the edge, not important
unobtrusive
not noticeable
beneficiary
one who receives benefits
proponent
(n.) one who puts forward a proposal; one who supports a cause or belief
interject
insert, interrupt
disparate
fundamentally different; entirely unlike
conceding
accepting as true or valid
dispute
a disagreement, argument, or debate
surmised
guessed; concluded
contrive
to plan cleverly; to devise
Ingenuity
cleverness
insensible
Incapable of feeling; unconscious, unaware
Innocuous
harmless
profusion
abundance
paucity
scarcity
Verisimilitude
the appearance of being true or real
Incorrigible
incapable of being reformed
irrefutable
impossible to deny or disprove
Tractability
the quality of being easily controlled or tamed
accreted
to cause to become attached
coalesce
to come together
ascribed
regarded as coming from a certain cause
aural
of or related to the ear or the sense of hearing
adversity
misfortune or hardship
clemency
mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness
abash
to embarrass
scrutinize
to examine closely
abysmal
extremely bad
hegemonic
ruling or dominant in a political or social context
coxcombical
arrogant
conceited
arrogant
robust
strong and healthy
assuage
to make something unpleasant less severe
defiant
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
brethren
fellow members / brothers
conform
to follow rules or customs
prevalent
Commonly occurring; widely accepted or practiced; widespread
pervasive
widespread
prevailing
most common; widespread
Predominant
(adj.) the greatest in strength or power; most common
illusory
(adj.) misleading, deceptive; lacking in or not based on reality
fanciful
imaginary
delusory
deceptive
engender
to cause, to produce, to create
instigate
cause
rouse
to wake or provoke
repudiate
(v.) to disown, reject, or deny the validity of
refute
disprove
rebuff
to reject bluntly
alleviate
to relieve, make more bearable
gratify
to please or satisfy
mitigate
to make less severe
precedents
prior cases whose principles are used by judges as the bases for their decisions in present cases
preclude
to prevent
ubiquitous
present, appearing, or found everywhere
omnipresent
present in all places at all times
detractor
critic
disparage
to make seem less important
belittle
to make seem less important
denigrator
one who disparages
abstruse
difficult to understand
perplex
to confuse
involuted
complicated
cryptic
having hidden meaning
vindicate
to free from blame
redeem
to buy back, make amends
exonerate
to free from blame
acquit
to declare not guilty
buttress
to support
fortify
to strengthen
absolved
freed from guilt or blame
exempt
excused
dearth
a lack, scarcity
conjecture
an opinion or conclusion formed on the basis of incomplete information
Capricious
impulsive and unpredictable
fickle
likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason
erratic
(adj.) not regular or consistent; different from what is ordinarily expected; undependable
alacrity
enthusiasm
zeal
enthusiasm
evince
to show clearly
nebulous
hazy; vague; uncertain
indeterminate
uncertain; indefinite
ambiguous
unclear
blurred
not clear
Unprecedented
never having happened before
Prodigious
remarkably or impressively great in extent, size, or degree
Accentuate
make more noticeable or prominent
Unequivocal
absolute; certain
indubitable
unquestionable
incontrovertible
unquestionable, beyond dispute
irrecoverable
incapable of being recovered or regained
unsalvageable
impossible to save from harm
salvage
to save
irredeemable
not able to be saved, improved, or corrected
irretrievable
unable to be recovered, restored, or replaced
spurious
not genuine, not true, not valid / false or fake
fraudulent
fake; false
Freudian
emphasis on unconscious mind