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ascertain
to find out for certain
doctrine
a set of beliefs usually proclaimed by an institution like a church or political party
contention
a heated disagreement
impugn
to dispute validity
incongruous
out of harmony
irreproachable
perfect; blameless
pragmatic
dealing with things is a sensible and realistic way
viable
capable of working successfully; feasible
inconsequential
illogical; not yielding effective consequences
conspicuous
obvious
flagrant
clearly offensive
audacious
bold; openly showing a desire to take risks
clandestine
secretive and hidden; hard to see
empirical
based on experiment
contingent
dependent on something else
perennial
lasting for a long time; enduring
perpetual
not ending or changing for a long time; continuing forever
transient
impermanent; lasting only a short time
evanescent
quickly leaving sight or memory
unfounded
having no empirical support
permutation
variation
haphazard
random; disorganized
arbitrary
based on random choice or personal preference
irreconcilable
incapable of being solved
uncompromising
unwilling to concede or make compromises; stubborn
yield
to generate or produce
accrue
to grow by accumulation
impede
to stop, prevent, or delay progress
hinder
to create objects that result in poor performance
pernicious
creating enormous harm, especially when done gradually or gone unnoticed