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confuting

proving something to be false

subsume

to include something in a larger group

transposed

switched; interchanged

obviated

to remove a difficulty; make an action unnecessary

curtailed

reduce; limit; cut short before something is finished

protracted

drawn out; lasting for a long time

subversive

disruptive; revolutionary; trying to overthrow an established system

profound

showing deep insight

accesible

easy to understand

supposition

hypothesis; assumption

delineating

describe in detail; explain a concept; showing when something begins and ends; set boundaries

unnerved

feeling very upset/scared because of a sudden surprise; shaken

palpable

tangible; something very noticeable

scrupulous

meticulous

impervious

not allowing things to pass through; remaining unaffected by outside influences (criticism etc)

proliferate

grow; spread quickly

recapitulate

“recap”

abound

to exist in large numbers

sagacious

discerning; showing good judgement

extemporaneous

done without much preparation/planning

sporadic

irregular intervals; scattered/random

abut

to touch/be next to a border/edge

assuage

calm anger or fears; make a bad situation less bad

quintessential

representing the best example of something;

cladestine

done in secret/in hiding usually because it is illegal/forbidden

decouple

to seperate two things that were once connected

excise

cut out; remove; delete

enumerate

name/list things one by one

copious

abundant; more than enough

emanate

to come out from a source; like sweet smell began to emanate from the kitchen

putative

widely accepted but not absolutely proven

oustrip

exceed; surpassing

disparage

criticize; defame; belittle

stymie

to hinder; stand in the way of progress

disparate

distinct

implicit

something that is understood/suggested without being stated directly

offhand

casual, informal

indistinct

unclear; vague; blury

renounce

publicly give up/refuse/rejecting a belief

ameliorate

improve; make something better

verbosity

wordy; using too many words than needed

vindicate

clear someone from blame

empirical

based on direct measurement/observation rather than logic

sport (niche meaning)

to wear/display

posit

assume

extrapolated

to use current knowledge to estimate information beyond what you can see

capricious

unpredictable; changing mood

indelible

something that is impossible to erase/remove

exhaustive

leaving nothing out; thorough; complete

abrasive

harsh/irritating

retrospective

looking back at something that occured in the past

counterfactual (important)

a concept about what did not happen, but what could have happened; what-if scenarios

antithetical

directly opposed

paradigm

a typical model/framework

propensity

natural tendency/inclination

ingenuous

innocent; naive

surreptitiously

done something secretly/quietly

disingenuous

insincere, dishonest

analagous (important)

having similar characteristics (functions) but different structures

succint

expressing a lot in few words; concise; short

habituated

accustomed to

prudent

showing careful thought for the future; good judgement

redress

to fix a wrong; make ammends

exasperate

to annoy

exacerbate

making a situation even more worse; worsen

epitomize

to be the perfect example of something

insensible

unconcious; lacking feeling; too small/gradual to be noticed

scrutinize

to examine closely

counterpart

a person who has the same job; matching part/equal

customarily

according to preferences/traditions

debased

lowered in quality/value

expound

to explain/elaborate

discern

to notice something; to discover

pervade

to spread through every part of an area: usually related to smells, light, feelings

“smell of coffee pervaded the kitchen”

inimical

harmful; unfriendly

induce

to cause something to happen; to persuade

insurmountable

impossible to overcome

acquiesced

to accept; agree; give in to something without protesting; “a - quiet - yes”

manifest

clear; to show something plainly

augment

to make something larger/more effective

facetious

treating a serious manner with inappropriate humor; trying to be funny

superfluous

extra; more than what you need; surplus

coalesce

to come together, merge

contrivance

an innovative device; strategic plan

contemporaneous

happening at the same time

cynical

thinking that people are selifsh; doubting kindness

abdicate

to give up a throne

abate

to become less intense/widepread; fade; (rebate / a bit)

varnished

given a false appearence to hide flaws

oscillate

change regularly; vaccilate between ideas

discerning

having good judgement

disseminate

promulgate; declare/ spread information

promulgate

to announce a new law; declare (Promote; prom announcment)

ubiquitous

omnipresent; widepread; seeming to be everywhere

affinities

natural likings; similarities; connections

preovenenace

origin

mollify

to make someone less angry; pacify

attentuated

weakened

evince

to show a quality or trait

canonical

something that is established