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Myriad

A countless or extremely great number

Grapple

Engage in a close fight or struggle without weapons; wrestle

Insidious

Proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

Concerted

Jointly arranged or carried out

Provoke

To incite or stimulate a response, often deliberately

Posit

Assume as a fact; put forward as a basis of argument

Vindicate

To clear from blame, suspicion, or doubt, proving one's innocence or correctness

Conceive

Form a mental representation of; imagine

Recant

To officially withdraw or renounce a statement previously made

Materialism

A tendency to consider material possessions as more important than spiritual values

Underscore

To emphasize or highlight the importance or significance of something

Refute

To prove a statement, argument, or belief to be false or incorrect

Obfuscate

Render obscure, unclear, or unintelligible

Obscure

Difficult to understand, ambiguous, or vague

Distinct

Recognizably different from something else of a similar type

Excavate

Make a hole or channel by digging

Fastidious

Very attentive to and concerned about accuracy and detail

Expend

Spend or use up a resource such as money, time, or energy

Linguist

A person who studies or is skilled in languages, especially the structure, history, and usage

Induce

To persuade, influence, or convince someone to do something or adopt a certain course of action